Red List Index (United Nations) in United States
United States: Red List Index (United Nations) was 0.8221 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Red List Index in United States, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.8221 for red list index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in United States peaked at 0.8785 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8221, in 2025.
United States ranks 168th of 261 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Red List Index (United Nations) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8785 | — |
| 1981 | 0.8782 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8779 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8777 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8774 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8771 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8768 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8765 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8762 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.876 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8757 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8753 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8751 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8747 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8745 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8736 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8719 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8698 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8666 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.863 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8603 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8575 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8542 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8513 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8478 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8446 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8413 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8384 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8361 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8346 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8334 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8327 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8321 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8311 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8298 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8289 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8282 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8273 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8266 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8258 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8252 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8246 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8239 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8233 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8226 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8221 | -0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.8221 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8389, 98% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8772 | 0.876 | 0.8785 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.872 | 0.863 | 0.8757 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8466 | 0.8346 | 0.8603 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8296 | 0.8258 | 0.8334 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8236 | 0.8221 | 0.8252 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More development goals data for United States
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4084 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 197 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 89 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 13,347 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in United States?
- Red list index in United States was 0.8221 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8785 in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8221 in 2025.
- How does United States rank for red list index?
- United States ranks 168th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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