Global share of living species threatened with extinction 2023, by type

Published by
Erick Burgueño Salas,
Jan 16, 2024
As of 2023, flowering plants had the highest number of species threatened with extinction across the world, with over 57 percent of all species listed on the IUCN Red List. Threatened species and organisms are those that are vulnerable to being endangered in the future.

Distribution of living species threatened with extinction worldwide according to IUCN Red List as of 2023, by taxonomic group

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2023

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Worldwide

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2023

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Figures were calculated by Statista according to the data provided by the source.
Threatened living species include species that are critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable.
The acronym IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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