Change in maximum river flow in Bahrain
Bahrain: Change in maximum river flow was -66.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Bahrain, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded -66.1% for change in maximum river flow in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Bahrain peaked at 171.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -83.3%, in 2006.
That places Bahrain 219th 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 Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -77.1% | — |
| 2006 | -83.3% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | -56.2% | -32.5% |
| 2008 | -4.6% | -91.9% |
| 2009 | -8.1% | +77.0% |
| 2010 | -13.3% | +64.0% |
| 2011 | -13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | -31.7% | +132.7% |
| 2013 | -80.6% | +154.4% |
| 2014 | -82.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | -81.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | -61.4% | -24.6% |
| 2017 | -46.0% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 152.5% | -431.5% |
| 2019 | 166.3% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 171.8% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 158.8% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 131.2% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | -70.2% | -153.5% |
| 2024 | -66.1% | -5.9% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's -66.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's -66.1% 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 Bahrain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +431.5% | -46.0% | 152.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -45.9% | -83.3% | -4.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | -9.2% | -82.5% | 166.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | -70.2% | 171.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More development goals data for Bahrain
- Red List Index 0.7845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.37 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,065 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 142 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 86 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.01 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Bahrain?
- Change in maximum river flow in Bahrain was -66.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 171.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -83.3% in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Bahrain ranks 219th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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