Change in maximum river flow in Bhutan
Bhutan: Change in maximum river flow was 12.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Bhutan, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 12.4% for change in maximum river flow in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 264.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Bhutan peaked at 12.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -13.2%, in 2010.
That places Bhutan 71st out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.5% | — |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -100.1% |
| 2009 | -4.9% | +131124.0% |
| 2010 | -13.2% | +171.6% |
| 2011 | -5.1% | -61.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -151.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +110.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -38.8% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | -1.9% | -160.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -169.1% |
| 2018 | -3.4% | -354.8% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -115.9% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +1912.3% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -39.9% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +69.1% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +22.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 12.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 12.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.6%, 1.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -131124.0% | -0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | +1912.3% | 0.5% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | -4.9% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -13.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 0.5% | 12.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Bhutan?
- Change in maximum river flow in Bhutan was 12.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.2% in 2010.
- How does Bhutan rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Bhutan ranks 71st out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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