Red List Index (United Nations) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Red List Index (United Nations) was 0.7742 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Red List Index in Vietnam, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.7742 for red list index in 2025. 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 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Vietnam peaked at 0.8558 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.7742, in 2025.
That places Vietnam 195th out of 261 countries 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 (United Nations) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8558 | — |
| 1981 | 0.8556 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.855 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8546 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8544 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8539 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8537 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8531 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8529 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8525 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8522 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8518 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8514 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8508 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8503 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8497 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8487 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8476 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8463 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8449 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8435 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.842 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8406 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8391 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8377 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8361 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8347 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8329 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8308 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.828 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8247 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8216 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.818 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8157 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8121 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8087 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8054 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8014 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7979 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7943 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7903 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7874 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7839 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7809 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7776 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7742 | -0.4% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.7742 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8248, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.7742 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8085, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8541 | 0.8525 | 0.8558 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8494 | 0.8449 | 0.8522 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8365 | 0.828 | 0.8435 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.81 | 0.7943 | 0.8247 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7824 | 0.7742 | 0.7903 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More development goals data for Vietnam
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 19.58 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,171 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 66 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 69 (2025)
- Infant deaths 16,438 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 11,993 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Vietnam?
- Red list index in Vietnam was 0.7742 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8558 in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7742 in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for red list index?
- Vietnam ranks 195th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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