There are currently an estimated 27,000 species threatened with extinction worldwide, but do you know which country has the highest number of animals at risk?
Using data from the ICUN Red List we’ve looked at countries with the highest number of endangered species, and which countries have the most amphibians, birds, fish, mammals and reptiles at risk of extinction.
Use the sort by functions below to sort the data by high to low and hover over each country to find out the breakdown of endangered species.
No. of Endangered Species
Source: ICUN Red List
Data: All data can be viewed in this document
Methodology: We’ve used data from the ICUN Red List which looks at the most endangered species in each country. We’ve filtered the data to show the countries with the highest number of endangered species overall and with the highest number of endangered mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fishes.