Red List Index in India
India: Red List Index was 0.7875 index in 2025. βΌ Falling
Red List Index in India, 1980β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for red list index in India is 0.7875 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in India peaked at 0.8501 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.7875 index, in 2025.
That places India 171st out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8495 index | 0.8489 index | 0.8501 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8473 index | 0.8444 index | 0.8488 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8387 index | 0.8323 index | 0.8434 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8169 index | 0.8043 index | 0.8295 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7942 index | 0.7875 index | 0.8012 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More development goals data for India
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 386,212 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in India?
- Red list index in India was 0.7875 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8501 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7875 index in 2025.
- How does India rank for red list index?
- India ranks 171st out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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