Red List Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Red List Index was 0.6659 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6659 index
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
240th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.7262 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.6659 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Sri Lanka, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Sri Lanka stood at 0.6659 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7262 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6659 index, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 240th out of 261 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.
Red List Index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7262 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.726 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7259 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7257 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7255 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7254 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7252 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.725 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7248 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7247 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7245 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7243 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7241 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.724 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7238 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7236 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7232 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7228 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7225 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7221 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7218 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7216 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7213 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.721 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7208 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7207 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7204 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7193 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7178 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7153 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7125 index | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7094 index | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7063 index | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7037 index | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7 index | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.697 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6935 index | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6905 index | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6876 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6847 index | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.682 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6786 index | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6748 index | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6723 index | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6692 index | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6659 index | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.6659 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8248 index, 81% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.6659 index is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8367 index, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7254 index | 0.7247 index | 0.7262 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7235 index | 0.7221 index | 0.7245 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.72 index | 0.7153 index | 0.7218 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6985 index | 0.6847 index | 0.7125 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6738 index | 0.6659 index | 0.682 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 237 French Polynesia 0.678 index compare
- 238 Haiti 0.6724 index compare
- 239 New Caledonia 0.6671 index compare
- 241 Monaco 0.6574 index compare
- 242 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.6538 index compare
- 243 Martinique 0.6526 index compare
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,269 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Sri Lanka?
- Red list index in Sri Lanka was 0.6659 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7262 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6659 index in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for red list index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 240th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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