Red List Index in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Red List Index was 0.7877 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7877 index
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
17th
of 23 groups
All-time high
0.8501 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.7877 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Southern Asia, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Southern Asia stood at 0.7877 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Southern Asia peaked at 0.8501 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.7877 index, in 2025.
That places Southern Asia 17th out of 23 groups 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.
Red List Index in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8501 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.85 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8498 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8496 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8495 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8494 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8492 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8491 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8489 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8488 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8487 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8485 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8484 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8482 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.848 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8476 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8469 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8462 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8454 index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8445 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8436 index | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8427 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8418 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8408 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8398 index | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8388 index | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8379 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8367 index | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8351 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8327 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8299 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8271 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8247 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8213 index | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8187 index | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8158 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8131 index | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8102 index | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8072 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8044 index | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8014 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7989 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.796 index | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7934 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7908 index | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7877 index | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8494 index | 0.8488 index | 0.8501 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8472 index | 0.8445 index | 0.8487 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.839 index | 0.8327 index | 0.8436 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8172 index | 0.8044 index | 0.8299 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7947 index | 0.7877 index | 0.8014 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 14 Bouvet Island 0.9777 index compare
- 15 Turkmenistan 0.9773 index compare
- 16 Senegal 0.9773 index compare
- 17 Angola 0.9754 index compare
- 18 Denmark 0.9749 index compare
- 19 Mali 0.9743 index compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 0.9729 index compare
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 764,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Southern Asia?
- Red list index in Southern Asia was 0.7877 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8501 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7877 index in 2025.
- How does Southern Asia rank for red list index?
- Southern Asia ranks 17th out of 23 groups with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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