Red List Index in World
World: Red List Index was 0.7449 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Red List Index in World, 1993–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in World stood at 0.7449 index. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in World peaked at 0.8064 index in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7449 index, in 2025.
That places World 22nd out of 23 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Red List Index in World, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8064 index | — |
| 1994 | 0.8058 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.805 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8039 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8025 index | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8011 index | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7992 index | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7975 index | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7959 index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.794 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7924 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7907 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.789 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7874 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7857 index | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7841 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7818 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7793 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7771 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7745 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7723 index | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7701 index | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7678 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7654 index | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7629 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7607 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7583 index | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7561 index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7539 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7513 index | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.749 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7469 index | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7449 index | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8034 index | 0.7992 index | 0.8064 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7898 index | 0.7818 index | 0.7975 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7688 index | 0.7583 index | 0.7793 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7504 index | 0.7449 index | 0.7561 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 19 Mali 0.9743 index compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 0.9729 index compare
- 21 Namibia 0.9721 index compare
- 22 Liechtenstein 0.9711 index compare
- 23 Gambia 0.9704 index compare
- 24 Zambia 0.9703 index compare
- 25 South Sudan 0.969 index compare
More development goals data for World
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in World?
- Red list index in World was 0.7449 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8064 index in 1993.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7449 index in 2025.
- How does World rank for red list index?
- World ranks 22nd out of 23 groups with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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