Red List Index in New Zealand
New Zealand: Red List Index was 0.6329 index in 2025. βΌ Falling
Red List Index in New Zealand, 1980β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in New Zealand stood at 0.6329 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in New Zealand peaked at 0.7817 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6329 index, in 2025.
That places New Zealand 229th out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7644 index | 0.7465 index | 0.7817 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7254 index | 0.7087 index | 0.7429 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6935 index | 0.6845 index | 0.7047 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6676 index | 0.6526 index | 0.6818 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6411 index | 0.6329 index | 0.6495 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 226 Martinique 0.6526 index compare
- 227 Israel 0.6521 index compare
- 228 Dominica 0.6476 index compare
- 230 Norfolk Island 0.6185 index compare
- 231 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.6161 index compare
- 232 Northern Mariana Islands 0.6073 index compare
More development goals data for New Zealand
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.03 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,478 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 129 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 74 (2025)
- Infant deaths 238 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 158 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in New Zealand?
- Red list index in New Zealand was 0.6329 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7817 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6329 index in 2025.
- How does New Zealand rank for red list index?
- New Zealand ranks 229th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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