Red List Index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Red List Index was 0.8943 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.8943 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
85th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.8967 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.8943 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Rwanda, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Rwanda stood at 0.8943 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Rwanda peaked at 0.8967 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8943 index, in 2025.
That places Rwanda 85th out of 261 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Red List Index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8967 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.8967 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8967 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8967 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8966 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8966 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8966 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8966 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8966 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8966 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8965 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8965 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8965 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8965 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8965 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8964 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8964 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8964 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8963 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8963 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8963 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8963 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8963 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8963 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8962 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8962 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8962 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8962 index | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8962 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8962 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8962 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8961 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8961 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8961 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8961 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.896 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8957 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8953 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8949 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8945 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8944 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8944 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8943 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8943 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8943 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8943 index | -0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.8943 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9225 index, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.8943 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9225 index, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8966 index | 0.8966 index | 0.8967 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8964 index | 0.8963 index | 0.8965 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8962 index | 0.8962 index | 0.8963 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8957 index | 0.8945 index | 0.8962 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8944 index | 0.8943 index | 0.8944 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More development goals data for Rwanda
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,664 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.06 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 11,626 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 6,938 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Rwanda?
- Red list index in Rwanda was 0.8943 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8967 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8943 index in 2025.
- How does Rwanda rank for red list index?
- Rwanda ranks 85th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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