Red list index (Our World) in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Red list index (Our World) was 0.86 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.86
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 247 countries
All-time high
0.97
in 1980
All-time low
0.86
in 2007
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red list index in Western Sahara, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 0.86 for red list index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Western Sahara peaked at 0.97 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.86, in 2007.
That places Western Sahara 110th 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 (Our World) in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.97 | — |
| 1981 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.95 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.94 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.93 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.92 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.91 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.89 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.87 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.86 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.887 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More reference data data for Western Sahara
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Political regime fh 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 7 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Western Sahara?
- Red list index in Western Sahara was 0.86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 in 2007.
- How does Western Sahara rank for red list index?
- Western Sahara ranks 110th out of 247 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Red list index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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