Change in maximum river flow in Angola
Angola: Change in maximum river flow was 25.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Angola, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in maximum river flow in Angola is 25.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 548.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Angola peaked at 25.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -9.8%, in 2020.
Angola ranks 41st of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.7% | — |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -101.2% |
| 2007 | -3.2% | +5756.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -136.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +114.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +202.4% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -57.4% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -48.1% |
| 2016 | -4.5% | -316.6% |
| 2017 | -6.1% | +36.7% |
| 2018 | -9.3% | +51.4% |
| 2019 | -8.7% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | -9.8% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | -1.0% | -90.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -276.5% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +1015.1% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +36.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 25.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 25.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -5756.3% | -0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | +1015.1% | 1.7% | 19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | -3.2% | 4.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -9.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | -9.8% | 25.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More development goals data for Angola
- Red List Index 0.9754 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 31.39 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 136.67 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 44,571 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Angola?
- Change in maximum river flow in Angola was 25.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.8% in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Angola ranks 41st out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 548.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola 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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