Change in maximum river flow in Botswana
Botswana: Change in maximum river flow was 66.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Botswana, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in maximum river flow in Botswana is 66.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1,054.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Botswana peaked at 66.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -48.0%, in 2007.
That places Botswana 6th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -17.5% | — |
| 2006 | -44.8% | +156.2% |
| 2007 | -48.0% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | -39.6% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | -10.8% | -72.9% |
| 2010 | -1.4% | -86.7% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -1152.5% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -69.5% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +365.5% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -38.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -41.9% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +200.6% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | -7.8% | -133.1% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -213.4% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +626.5% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 66.2% | +1.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 66.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.0%. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 66.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1152.5% | -1.4% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -32.1% | -48.0% | -10.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | -1.4% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | -7.8% | 66.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More development goals data for Botswana
- Red List Index 0.981 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.96 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 382.92 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 109 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 109 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 107 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,959 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Botswana?
- Change in maximum river flow in Botswana was 66.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.0% in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Botswana ranks 6th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,054.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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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