Change in maximum river flow in Argentina
Argentina: Change in maximum river flow was -22.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Argentina, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Argentina stood at -22.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2,927.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Argentina peaked at 18.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -24.4%, in 2022.
That places Argentina 199th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.8% | — |
| 2006 | -5.7% | +210.2% |
| 2007 | -7.1% | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -110.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +180.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +86.5% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +78.6% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +157.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -77.2% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | -117.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -98.7% |
| 2016 | -0.9% | +9016.9% |
| 2017 | -2.8% | +219.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -209.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | -2.1% | -183.5% |
| 2021 | -8.3% | +301.0% |
| 2022 | -24.4% | +193.6% |
| 2023 | -22.4% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | -22.1% | -1.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's -22.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.0%, 21.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's -22.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -9.9%, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -9016.9% | -0.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.4% | -7.1% | 2.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | -2.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -15.9% | -24.4% | -2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 196 Andorra -20.9% compare
- 197 Lao People's Democratic Republic -22.0% compare
- 197 Laos -22.0% compare
- 200 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -22.2% compare
- 201 Puerto Rico -23.1% compare
- 202 Saint Lucia -26.6% compare
More development goals data for Argentina
- Red List Index 0.8585 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.9313 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,381 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 84 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,048 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Argentina?
- Change in maximum river flow in Argentina was -22.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.4% in 2022.
- How does Argentina rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Argentina ranks 199th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,927.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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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