Red List Index in Greenland
Greenland: Red List Index was 0.88 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.88 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 247 countries
All-time high
0.93 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.88 index
in 2018
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Greenland, 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 Greenland is 0.88 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Greenland peaked at 0.93 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.88 index, in 2018.
That places Greenland 93rd out of 247 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 in Greenland, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.93 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.93 index | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.93 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.92 index | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.91 index | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.91 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.91 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.91 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.91 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.91 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.91 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.91 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.91 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.91 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 index | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.89 index | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.89 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.89 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.89 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.89 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.88 index | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.88 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.88 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.88 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.88 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.88 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.88 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.88 index | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.88 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.84 index, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.88 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.925 index, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.923 index | 0.92 index | 0.93 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.915 index | 0.91 index | 0.92 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.905 index | 0.9 index | 0.91 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.891 index | 0.88 index | 0.9 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.88 index | 0.88 index | 0.88 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Greenland?
- Red list index in Greenland was 0.88 index in 2025, according to BirdLife International and IUCN – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 index in 2018.
- How does Greenland rank for red list index?
- Greenland ranks 93rd out of 247 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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.