Change in maximum river flow in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Change in maximum river flow was 82.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in maximum river flow in Burkina Faso is 82.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 267.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Burkina Faso peaked at 91.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -29.2%, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 4th 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.2% | — |
| 2006 | -6.9% | -233.2% |
| 2007 | -14.1% | +104.0% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -167.4% |
| 2009 | -22.5% | -335.7% |
| 2010 | -7.7% | -65.8% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -527.5% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -89.5% |
| 2016 | -13.9% | -688.9% |
| 2017 | -16.2% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | -29.2% | +80.6% |
| 2019 | -13.8% | -52.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -100.9% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +39889.2% |
| 2022 | 60.8% | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +49.8% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | -9.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 82.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.9%, 4.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 82.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 3.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Burkina Faso 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 | +39889.2% | 0.1% | 49.5% |
| 2016 | -688.9% | 2.4% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.8% | -22.5% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | -29.2% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 0.1% | 91.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More development goals data for Burkina Faso
- Red List Index 0.9836 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 694.47 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 86.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,762 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Burkina Faso?
- Change in maximum river flow in Burkina Faso was 82.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.2% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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