Change in maximum river flow in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Change in maximum river flow was -6.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Afghanistan, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Afghanistan stood at -6.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 166.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Afghanistan peaked at 12.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -23.8%, in 2005.
That places Afghanistan 154th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -23.8% | — |
| 2006 | -2.3% | -90.5% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -276.8% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +199.1% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -84.8% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +520.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -44.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -51.4% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +240.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -85.3% |
| 2016 | -1.8% | -231.5% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -156.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +398.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -79.8% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +1017.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -41.5% |
| 2023 | -7.1% | -272.0% |
| 2024 | -6.0% | -15.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's -6.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.9%. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's -6.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1017.9% | 1.0% | 11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.6% | -23.8% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | -1.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -7.1% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 37 (2025)
- Infant deaths 70,975 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Afghanistan?
- Change in maximum river flow in Afghanistan was -6.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.8% in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Afghanistan ranks 154th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 166.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Change in maximum river flow (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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