Red List Index in Kenya
Kenya: Red List Index was 0.8338 index in 2025. βΌ Falling
Red List Index in Kenya, 1980β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.8338 index for red list index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Kenya peaked at 0.8873 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8338 index, in 2025.
That places Kenya 136th 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 | 0.8858 index | 0.8842 index | 0.8873 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8819 index | 0.8791 index | 0.8838 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8733 index | 0.8679 index | 0.8781 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8562 index | 0.8467 index | 0.8661 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8391 index | 0.8338 index | 0.8446 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More development goals data for Kenya
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 31,481 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Kenya?
- Red list index in Kenya was 0.8338 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8873 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8338 index in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for red list index?
- Kenya ranks 136th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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