Change in maximum river flow in Barbados
Barbados: Change in maximum river flow was 25.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Barbados, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 25.7% for change in maximum river flow in 2024.
That represents a change of down 41.4% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Barbados peaked at 48.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -70.7%, in 2017.
That places Barbados 42nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -9.7% | — |
| 2006 | 22.5% | -331.8% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | -23.9% | -174.7% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -112.8% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +1134.6% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -37.8% | -221.1% |
| 2017 | -70.7% | +87.2% |
| 2018 | -43.7% | -38.2% |
| 2019 | -4.4% | -89.9% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -154.3% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +1937.4% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | -41.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 25.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 64.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 25.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -9.9%. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1937.4% | 2.4% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | +1134.6% | 3.1% | 37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | -9.7% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | -4.0% | -70.7% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 2.4% | 48.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Barbados?
- Change in maximum river flow in Barbados was 25.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -70.7% in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Barbados ranks 42nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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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