Red List Index, 1993 to 2024

The Red List Index shows trends in overall extinction risk for groups of species. It is an index between 0 and 1. A value of 1 indicates that there is no currentextinction risk to any of the included species. A value of 0 would mean that all included species are extinct.

15.5.1 - Red List Index - ER_RSK_LST

Country/area	1993	2024	Absolute Change	Relative Change
Afghanistan	0.93	0.92	-0.01	-1%
Aland Islands	1.00	1.00	+0.00	+0%
Algeria	0.93	0.92	-0.01	-1%
American Samoa	0.87	0.87	+0.00	+0%
Andorra	0.97	0.96	-0.01	-1%
Angola	0.93	0.93	+0.00	+0%
Anguilla	0.94	0.89	-0.05	-5%
Antigua and Barbuda	0.92	0.89	-0.03	-3%
Argentina	0.86	0.86	+0.00	+0%
Armenia	0.86	0.84	-0.02	-2%
Aruba	0.97	0.98	+0.01	+1%
Australia	0.90	0.81	-0.09	-10%
Austria	0.90	0.87	-0.03	-3%
Azerbaijan	0.95	0.94	-0.01	-1%
Bahamas	0.74	0.70	-0.04	-5%
Bahrain	0.82	0.73	-0.09	-11%
Bangladesh	0.85	0.73	-0.12	-14%
Barbados	0.90	0.86	-0.04	-4%
Belarus	0.94	0.98	+0.04	+4%
Belgium	0.99	0.98	-0.01	-1%
Belize	0.81	0.78	-0.03	-4%
Benin	0.91	0.91	+0.00	+0%
Bermuda	0.63	0.60	-0.03	-5%
Bhutan	0.82	0.82	+0.00	+0%
Bolivia	0.87	0.85	-0.02	-2%
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba	0.92	0.88	-0.04	-4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.90	0.89	-0.01	-1%
Botswana	0.98	0.98	+0.00	+0%
Bouvet Island	0.92	0.94	+0.02	+2%
Brazil	0.90	0.88	-0.02	-2%
British Indian Ocean Territory	0.94	0.80	-0.14	-15%
British Virgin Islands	0.80	0.77	-0.03	-4%
Brunei	0.88	0.85	-0.03	-3%
Bulgaria	0.94	0.94	+0.00	+0%
Burkina Faso	0.99	0.99	+0.00	+0%
Burundi	0.90	0.90	+0.00	+0%
Cambodia	0.87	0.79	-0.08	-9%
Cameroon	0.85	0.84	-0.01	-1%
Canada	0.97	0.97	+0.00	+0%
Cape Verde	0.90	0.91	+0.01	+1%
Cayman Islands	0.85	0.82	-0.03	-4%
Central African Republic	0.94	0.94	+0.00	+0%
Chad	0.92	0.91	-0.01	-1%
Chile	0.85	0.76	-0.09	-11%
China	0.82	0.72	-0.10	-12%
Christmas Island	0.72	0.45	-0.27	-37%
Cocos Islands	0.86	0.76	-0.10	-12%
Colombia	0.77	0.74	-0.03	-4%
Comoros	0.85	0.72	-0.13	-15%
Congo	0.97	0.97	+0.00	+0%
Cook Islands	0.82	0.79	-0.03	-4%
Costa Rica	0.87	0.84	-0.03	-3%
Cote d'Ivoire	0.91	0.91	+0.00	+0%
Croatia	0.91	0.89	-0.02	-2%
Cuba	0.71	0.68	-0.03	-4%
Curacao	0.93	0.89	-0.04	-4%
Cyprus	0.92	0.92	+0.00	+0%
Czechia	0.98	0.97	-0.01	-1%
Democratic Republic of Congo	0.88	0.88	+0.00	+0%
Denmark	0.98	0.98	+0.00	+0%
Djibouti	0.89	0.81	-0.08	-9%
Dominica	0.74	0.69	-0.05	-7%
Dominican Republic	0.76	0.73	-0.03	-4%
East Timor	0.94	0.84	-0.10	-11%
Ecuador	0.79	0.65	-0.14	-18%
Egypt	0.98	0.90	-0.08	-8%
El Salvador	0.85	0.81	-0.04	-5%
Equatorial Guinea	0.82	0.82	+0.00	+0%
Eritrea	0.95	0.88	-0.07	-7%
Estonia	0.99	0.99	+0.00	+0%
Eswatini	0.81	0.81	+0.00	+0%
Ethiopia	0.85	0.85	+0.00	+0%
Falkland Islands	0.72	0.74	+0.02	+3%
Faroe Islands	0.86	0.88	+0.02	+2%
Fiji	0.74	0.69	-0.05	-7%
Finland	0.99	0.99	+0.00	+0%
France	0.96	0.83	-0.13	-14%
French Guiana	0.98	0.94	-0.04	-4%
French Polynesia	0.76	0.70	-0.06	-8%
French Southern Territories	0.89	0.83	-0.06	-7%
Gabon	0.96	0.95	-0.01	-1%
Gambia	0.96	0.96	+0.00	+0%
Georgia	0.96	0.93	-0.03	-3%
Germany	0.98	0.97	-0.01	-1%
Ghana	0.84	0.83	-0.01	-1%
Gibraltar	0.96	0.93	-0.03	-3%
Greece	0.87	0.87	+0.00	+0%
Greenland	0.94	0.91	-0.03	-3%
Grenada	0.65	0.62	-0.03	-5%
Guadeloupe	0.59	0.59	+0.00	+0%
Guam	0.71	0.35	-0.36	-51%
Guatemala	0.76	0.72	-0.04	-5%
Guernsey	0.95	0.95	+0.00	+0%
Guinea	0.90	0.89	-0.01	-1%
Guinea-Bissau	0.91	0.91	+0.00	+0%
Guyana	0.90	0.87	-0.03	-3%
Haiti	0.76	0.72	-0.04	-5%
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	0.92	0.93	+0.01	+1%
Honduras	0.78	0.74	-0.04	-5%
Hong Kong	0.90	0.89	-0.01	-1%
Hungary	0.91	0.91	+0.00	+0%
Iceland	0.89	0.88	-0.01	-1%
India	0.77	0.67	-0.10	-13%
Indonesia	0.87	0.75	-0.12	-14%
Iran	0.94	0.86	-0.08	-9%
Iraq	0.86	0.79	-0.07	-8%
Ireland	0.88	0.88	+0.00	+0%
Isle of Man	0.98	0.96	-0.02	-2%
Israel	0.74	0.72	-0.02	-3%
Italy	0.92	0.87	-0.05	-5%
Jamaica	0.69	0.64	-0.05	-7%
Japan	0.84	0.75	-0.09	-11%
Jersey	0.95	0.96	+0.01	+1%
Jordan	0.97	0.96	-0.01	-1%
Kazakhstan	0.92	0.88	-0.04	-4%
Kenya	0.86	0.77	-0.09	-10%
Kiribati	0.83	0.75	-0.08	-10%
Kuwait	0.93	0.86	-0.07	-8%
Kyrgyzstan	0.94	0.89	-0.05	-5%
Laos	0.84	0.83	-0.01	-1%
Latvia	0.99	0.99	+0.00	+0%
Lebanon	0.97	0.96	-0.01	-1%
Lesotho	0.95	0.94	-0.01	-1%
Liberia	0.92	0.91	-0.01	-1%
Libya	0.98	0.98	+0.00	+0%
Liechtenstein	0.99	0.98	-0.01	-1%
Lithuania	0.99	0.99	+0.00	+0%
Luxembourg	0.99	0.98	-0.01	-1%
Macao	0.85	0.82	-0.03	-4%
Madagascar	0.84	0.74	-0.10	-12%
Malawi	0.81	0.81	+0.00	+0%
Malaysia	0.80	0.69	-0.11	-14%
Maldives	0.96	0.84	-0.12	-13%
Mali	0.99	0.98	-0.01	-1%
Malta	0.95	0.92	-0.03	-3%
Marshall Islands	0.90	0.81	-0.09	-10%
Martinique	0.79	0.69	-0.10	-13%
Mauritania	0.98	0.97	-0.01	-1%
Mauritius	0.53	0.38	-0.15	-28%
Mayotte	0.92	0.83	-0.09	-10%
Mexico	0.74	0.68	-0.06	-8%
Micronesia (country)	0.76	0.65	-0.11	-14%
Moldova	0.97	0.97	+0.00	+0%
Monaco	0.92	0.88	-0.04	-4%
Mongolia	0.97	0.95	-0.02	-2%
Montenegro	0.87	0.84	-0.03	-3%
Montserrat	0.66	0.60	-0.06	-9%
Morocco	0.92	0.88	-0.04	-4%
Mozambique	0.87	0.78	-0.09	-10%
Myanmar	0.87	0.79	-0.08	-9%
Namibia	0.97	0.97	+0.00	+0%
Nauru	0.90	0.80	-0.10	-11%
Nepal	0.85	0.85	+0.00	+0%
Netherlands	0.96	0.91	-0.05	-5%
New Caledonia	0.72	0.63	-0.09	-12%
New Zealand	0.73	0.64	-0.09	-12%
Nicaragua	0.88	0.82	-0.06	-7%
Niger	0.96	0.93	-0.03	-3%
Nigeria	0.86	0.85	-0.01	-1%
Niue	0.78	0.80	+0.02	+3%
Norfolk Island	0.77	0.68	-0.09	-12%
North Korea	0.93	0.90	-0.03	-3%
North Macedonia	0.94	0.92	-0.02	-2%
Northern Mariana Islands	0.69	0.57	-0.12	-17%
Norway	0.96	0.95	-0.01	-1%
Oman	0.95	0.88	-0.07	-7%
Pakistan	0.94	0.82	-0.12	-13%
Palau	0.95	0.65	-0.30	-32%
Palestine	0.92	0.90	-0.02	-2%
Panama	0.75	0.72	-0.03	-4%
Papua New Guinea	0.92	0.82	-0.10	-11%
Paraguay	0.95	0.95	+0.00	+0%
Peru	0.74	0.74	+0.00	+0%
Philippines	0.77	0.67	-0.10	-13%
Pitcairn	0.82	0.70	-0.12	-15%
Poland	0.95	0.98	+0.03	+3%
Portugal	0.91	0.90	-0.01	-1%
Puerto Rico	0.72	0.68	-0.04	-6%
Qatar	0.93	0.81	-0.12	-13%
Reunion	0.72	0.55	-0.17	-24%
Romania	0.89	0.89	+0.00	+0%
Russia	0.96	0.95	-0.01	-1%
Rwanda	0.89	0.89	+0.00	+0%
Saint Helena	0.63	0.64	+0.01	+2%
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.50	0.45	-0.05	-10%
Saint Lucia	0.82	0.78	-0.04	-5%
Saint Martin (French part)	0.97	0.92	-0.05	-5%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	0.89	0.88	-0.01	-1%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.77	0.74	-0.03	-4%
Samoa	0.79	0.76	-0.03	-4%
San Marino	0.92	0.84	-0.08	-9%
Sao Tome and Principe	0.79	0.79	+0.00	+0%
Saudi Arabia	0.96	0.89	-0.07	-7%
Senegal	0.95	0.93	-0.02	-2%
Serbia	0.93	0.92	-0.01	-1%
Seychelles	0.78	0.67	-0.11	-14%
Sierra Leone	0.94	0.94	+0.00	+0%
Singapore	0.94	0.84	-0.10	-11%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	0.98	0.99	+0.01	+1%
Slovakia	0.97	0.97	+0.00	+0%
Slovenia	0.93	0.91	-0.02	-2%
Solomon Islands	0.84	0.75	-0.09	-11%
Somalia	0.98	0.90	-0.08	-8%
South Africa	0.84	0.77	-0.07	-8%
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	0.91	0.94	+0.03	+3%
South Korea	0.81	0.68	-0.13	-16%
South Sudan	0.94	0.93	-0.01	-1%
Spain	0.88	0.86	-0.02	-2%
Sri Lanka	0.66	0.55	-0.11	-17%
Sudan	0.98	0.91	-0.07	-7%
Suriname	0.99	0.99	+0.00	+0%
Sweden	0.99	0.99	+0.00	+0%
Switzerland	0.98	0.96	-0.02	-2%
Syria	0.96	0.95	-0.01	-1%
Tajikistan	0.99	0.99	+0.00	+0%
Tanzania	0.79	0.68	-0.11	-14%
Thailand	0.84	0.76	-0.08	-10%
Togo	0.88	0.87	-0.01	-1%
Tokelau	0.91	0.84	-0.07	-8%
Tonga	0.77	0.72	-0.05	-6%
Trinidad and Tobago	0.90	0.87	-0.03	-3%
Tunisia	0.96	0.95	-0.01	-1%
Turkey	0.91	0.90	-0.01	-1%
Turkmenistan	0.98	0.98	+0.00	+0%
Turks and Caicos Islands	0.89	0.85	-0.04	-4%
Tuvalu	0.92	0.82	-0.10	-11%
Uganda	0.84	0.74	-0.10	-12%
Ukraine	0.93	0.94	+0.01	+1%
United Arab Emirates	0.91	0.84	-0.07	-8%
United Kingdom	0.98	0.97	-0.01	-1%
United States	0.86	0.83	-0.03	-3%
United States Virgin Islands	0.82	0.82	+0.00	+0%
Uruguay	0.90	0.91	+0.01	+1%
Uzbekistan	0.98	0.97	-0.01	-1%
Vanuatu	0.75	0.67	-0.08	-11%
Vatican	0.92	0.82	-0.10	-11%
Venezuela	0.86	0.81	-0.05	-6%
Vietnam	0.81	0.70	-0.11	-14%
Wallis and Futuna	0.91	0.83	-0.08	-9%
Western Sahara	0.97	0.97	+0.00	+0%
Yemen	0.94	0.87	-0.07	-7%
Zambia	0.88	0.88	+0.00	+0%
Zimbabwe	0.80	0.79	-0.01	-1%
Other
Australia and New Zealand (UN)	0.88	0.80	-0.08	-9%
Central and Southern Asia (UN)	0.78	0.67	-0.11	-14%
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UN)	0.82	0.70	-0.12	-15%
Europe (UN)	0.93	0.83	-0.10	-11%
Europe and Northern America (UN)	0.88	0.83	-0.05	-6%
Latin America and the Caribbean (UN)	0.79	0.74	-0.05	-6%
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)	0.83	0.74	-0.09	-11%
Northern Africa (UN)	0.94	0.86	-0.08	-9%
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UN)	0.91	0.83	-0.08	-9%
Northern America (UN)	0.86	0.84	-0.02	-2%
Oceania (UN)	0.88	0.79	-0.09	-10%
Saint Barthlemy	0.97	0.98	+0.01	+1%
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)	0.80	0.71	-0.09	-11%
Sub-Saharan Africa (UN)	0.81	0.71	-0.10	-12%
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	0.92	0.90	-0.02	-2%
World	0.82	0.72	-0.10	-12%

Data

Red List Index

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Red List Index

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Red List Index

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