Change in maximum river flow in Caribbean
Caribbean: Change in maximum river flow was -38.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Caribbean, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded -38.3% for change in maximum river flow in 2024.
The figure is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 470.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Caribbean peaked at 40.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -43.7%, in 2005.
Caribbean ranks 207th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -43.7% | — |
| 2006 | -6.4% | -85.3% |
| 2007 | -2.4% | -62.7% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -844.7% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +108.5% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | -42.7% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +68.7% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -65.5% |
| 2015 | -1.1% | -111.0% |
| 2016 | -21.4% | +1779.0% |
| 2017 | -22.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | -10.9% | -50.5% |
| 2019 | -3.0% | -72.8% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -255.0% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +294.0% |
| 2022 | -2.5% | -113.8% |
| 2023 | -28.9% | +1061.5% |
| 2024 | -38.3% | +32.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -1779.0% | -1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | -1061.5% | -2.5% | -28.9% |
| 2008 | +844.7% | -2.4% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | -43.7% | 37.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | -22.0% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.4% | -38.3% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 204 Martinique -30.1% compare
- 205 Saint Martin (French Part) -36.3% compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -36.3% compare
- 208 Dominica -38.3% compare
- 209 Antigua and Barbuda -39.4% compare
- 210 Anguilla -41.0% compare
More development goals data for Caribbean
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 426.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,753 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 117 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 115 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 110 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 124 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 125 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.24 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 388.9 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Caribbean?
- Change in maximum river flow in Caribbean was -38.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.7% in 2005.
- How does Caribbean rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Caribbean ranks 207th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 470.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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