Change in maximum river flow in Algeria
Algeria: Change in maximum river flow was -63.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Algeria, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in maximum river flow in Algeria is -63.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 1,938.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Algeria peaked at 58.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -63.5%, in 2024.
Algeria ranks 218th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -26.1% | — |
| 2006 | -24.5% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | -13.2% | -46.4% |
| 2008 | -9.9% | -24.6% |
| 2009 | -7.0% | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -240.7% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -94.5% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +1967.7% |
| 2014 | -3.1% | -130.4% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -843.0% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +151.7% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | -6.9% | -116.3% |
| 2021 | -49.8% | +625.5% |
| 2022 | -49.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | -57.7% | +16.5% |
| 2024 | -63.5% | +10.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's -63.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.0%, 60.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Algeria's -63.5% 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 Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1967.7% | 0.5% | 10.2% |
| 2015 | +843.0% | -3.1% | 23.1% |
| 2021 | -625.5% | -6.9% | -49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -16.2% | -26.1% | -7.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | -3.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -45.5% | -63.5% | -6.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More development goals data for Algeria
- Red List Index 0.8393 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 17.9 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 291.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 17,336 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Algeria?
- Change in maximum river flow in Algeria was -63.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -63.5% in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Algeria ranks 218th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,938.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria 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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