Red List Index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Red List Index was 0.5928 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5928 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
251st
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.6688 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.5928 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Jamaica, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Jamaica stood at 0.5928 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Jamaica peaked at 0.6688 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5928 index, in 2025.
Jamaica ranks 251st of 261 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Red List Index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6688 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.6684 index | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.668 index | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6675 index | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6671 index | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6666 index | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6662 index | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6657 index | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6653 index | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6648 index | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6644 index | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6639 index | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6635 index | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6631 index | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6626 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.662 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6614 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6563 index | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6509 index | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6459 index | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6401 index | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6348 index | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6294 index | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6237 index | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6186 index | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6136 index | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6085 index | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6034 index | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5983 index | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.598 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5978 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5975 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5972 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.597 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5968 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5965 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.596 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5956 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5951 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5946 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5941 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5937 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5934 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5931 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5929 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5928 index | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.5928 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8248 index, 72% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.5928 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7548 index, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6669 index | 0.6648 index | 0.6688 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6594 index | 0.6459 index | 0.6644 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6168 index | 0.598 index | 0.6401 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5964 index | 0.5946 index | 0.5978 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5933 index | 0.5928 index | 0.5941 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 248 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.6161 index compare
- 249 Northern Mariana Islands 0.6073 index compare
- 250 Guadeloupe 0.6048 index compare
- 252 Réunion 0.579 index compare
- 252 Reunion 0.579 index compare
- 254 Bermuda 0.5764 index compare
More development goals data for Jamaica
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 81.67 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 454.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 535 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 444 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Jamaica?
- Red list index in Jamaica was 0.5928 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6688 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5928 index in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for red list index?
- Jamaica ranks 251st out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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