Red List Index in Christmas Island
Christmas Island: Red List Index was 0.42 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Red List Index in Christmas Island, 1980–2025
Source: BirdLife International and IUCN – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for red list index in Christmas Island is 0.42 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Christmas Island peaked at 0.76 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.42 index, in 2025.
Christmas Island ranks 245th of 247 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Red List Index in Christmas Island, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.76 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.76 index | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.75 index | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.74 index | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.74 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.73 index | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.73 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.72 index | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.72 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.71 index | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7 index | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.69 index | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.69 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.68 index | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.67 index | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.66 index | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.64 index | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.63 index | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.62 index | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.62 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.61 index | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.62 index | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.62 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.62 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.62 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.62 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.61 index | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6 index | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.59 index | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.58 index | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.57 index | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.56 index | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.55 index | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.54 index | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.53 index | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.52 index | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.51 index | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5 index | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.48 index | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.47 index | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.46 index | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.45 index | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.44 index | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.43 index | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.42 index | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.736 index | 0.71 index | 0.76 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.668 index | 0.62 index | 0.7 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.613 index | 0.59 index | 0.62 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.534 index | 0.48 index | 0.58 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.445 index | 0.42 index | 0.47 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Christmas Island
More reference data data for Christmas Island
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change -374.24 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.1759 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 0 °C (2024)
- Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature 0.0% (2024)
- Member countries of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 0 number (2025)
- Annual area burnt by wildfires 0 hectares (2026)
- Annual number of wildfires 0 wildfires (2026)
- Annual area burnt per wildfire vs. number of fires 0 wildfires (2026)
- Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average 0.0% (2022)
- Mountain Green Cover Index 99.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Christmas Island?
- Red list index in Christmas Island was 0.42 index in 2025, according to BirdLife International and IUCN – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Christmas Island?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Christmas Island?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 index in 2025.
- How does Christmas Island rank for red list index?
- Christmas Island ranks 245th out of 247 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Christmas Island?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Christmas Island data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International and IUCN – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Red List Index.