Red List Index in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Red List Index was 0.8101 index in 2025. βΌ Falling
Red List Index in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.8101 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.8662 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8101 index, in 2025.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 15th out of 26 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8651 index | 0.864 index | 0.8662 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8622 index | 0.8596 index | 0.8637 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8546 index | 0.8493 index | 0.8588 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8356 index | 0.8243 index | 0.847 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8161 index | 0.8101 index | 0.8221 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 12 Γ land Islands 0.9794 index compare
- 13 Bouvet Island 0.9777 index compare
- 14 Turkmenistan 0.9773 index compare
- 15 Senegal 0.9773 index compare
- 16 Angola 0.9754 index compare
- 17 Denmark 0.9749 index compare
- 18 Mali 0.9743 index compare
More development goals data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 616 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 165.83 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 366 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 355 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 232 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 658 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 794 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 817 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.89 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Red list index in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.8101 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8662 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8101 index in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for red list index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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