Red List Index in Malta
Malta: Red List Index was 0.825 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Red List Index in Malta, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Malta stood at 0.825 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Malta peaked at 0.9391 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.825 index, in 2025.
Malta ranks 148th of 243 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.9382 index | 0.9373 index | 0.9391 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9276 index | 0.9059 index | 0.9371 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8742 index | 0.8561 index | 0.8988 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8448 index | 0.8364 index | 0.8537 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8297 index | 0.825 index | 0.8345 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 145 Curaçao 0.8272 index compare
- 146 El Salvador 0.8269 index compare
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8264 index compare
- 149 Nauru 0.825 index compare
- 150 Indonesia 0.8248 index compare
- 151 Republic of Moldova 0.8238 index compare
More development goals data for Malta
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Malta?
- Red list index in Malta was 0.825 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9391 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.825 index in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for red list index?
- Malta ranks 148th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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