Red List Index in Northern America
Northern America: Red List Index was 0.8282 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Red List Index in Northern America, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for red list index in Northern America is 0.8282 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Northern America peaked at 0.8871 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8282 index, in 2025.
Northern America ranks 8th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Red List Index in Northern America, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8871 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.8868 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8865 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8863 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.886 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8857 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8854 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8851 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8848 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8845 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8842 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8839 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8836 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8833 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.883 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8821 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8804 index | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8774 index | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8746 index | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8717 index | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8685 index | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8654 index | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8623 index | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8595 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8559 index | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8525 index | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8493 index | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8462 index | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.844 index | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8423 index | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.841 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8402 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8392 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8383 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8369 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8359 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.835 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8339 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8331 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8326 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8316 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8307 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8301 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8294 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8288 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8282 index | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8858 index | 0.8845 index | 0.8871 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8804 index | 0.8717 index | 0.8842 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8546 index | 0.8423 index | 0.8685 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8366 index | 0.8326 index | 0.841 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8298 index | 0.8282 index | 0.8316 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More development goals data for Northern America
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4561 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,615 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 14,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Northern America?
- Red list index in Northern America was 0.8282 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8871 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8282 index in 2025.
- How does Northern America rank for red list index?
- Northern America ranks 8th out of 23 groups with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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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