Red List Index in Ghana
Ghana: Red List Index was 0.8827 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.8827 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
99th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.8968 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.8827 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Ghana, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for red list index in Ghana is 0.8827 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Ghana peaked at 0.8968 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8827 index, in 2025.
That places Ghana 99th out of 261 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Red List Index in Ghana, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8968 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.8966 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8962 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.896 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8959 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8954 index | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8953 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8951 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8948 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8944 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8943 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.894 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8936 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8934 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8932 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8931 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8929 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8929 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8928 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8927 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8926 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8926 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8925 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8925 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8922 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.892 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8917 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8911 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8906 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8902 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8896 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8892 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8886 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.888 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8874 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8867 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8861 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8857 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8852 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8848 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8844 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.884 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8835 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8832 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.883 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8827 index | -0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.8827 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8827 index, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.8827 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9225 index, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8957 index | 0.8944 index | 0.8968 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8933 index | 0.8927 index | 0.8943 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8918 index | 0.8902 index | 0.8926 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8871 index | 0.8848 index | 0.8896 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8835 index | 0.8827 index | 0.8844 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More development goals data for Ghana
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 16,118 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Ghana?
- Red list index in Ghana was 0.8827 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8968 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8827 index in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for red list index?
- Ghana ranks 99th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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