Change in maximum river flow in Burundi
Burundi: Change in maximum river flow was 26.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Burundi, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in maximum river flow in Burundi is 26.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 16,499.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Burundi peaked at 29.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -11.9%, in 2007.
That places Burundi 40th 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -6.6% | — |
| 2006 | -8.7% | +31.1% |
| 2007 | -11.9% | +36.9% |
| 2008 | -9.1% | -23.1% |
| 2009 | -9.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | -8.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -95.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -96.6% |
| 2013 | -5.1% | +40805.5% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -96.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -1152.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -35.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +269.7% |
| 2018 | -2.6% | -165.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -255.3% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +231.4% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +39.5% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +74.2% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -10.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 26.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.9%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 26.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -40805.5% | -0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | +1152.4% | -0.2% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.1% | -11.9% | -6.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.6% | -8.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 13.6% | 29.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More development goals data for Burundi
- Red List Index 0.9076 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2,206 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 34.76 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 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,071 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Burundi?
- Change in maximum river flow in Burundi was 26.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.9% in 2007.
- How does Burundi rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Burundi ranks 40th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16,499.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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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