Red List Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Red List Index was 0.6659 index in 2025. βΌ Falling
Red List Index in Sri Lanka, 1980β2025
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 223rd 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 | 0.7254 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
- 220 French Polynesia 0.678 index compare
- 221 Haiti 0.6724 index compare
- 222 New Caledonia 0.6671 index compare
- 224 Monaco 0.6574 index compare
- 225 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.6538 index compare
- 226 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 223rd out of 243 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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