Change in maximum river flow in Dominica
Dominica: Change in maximum river flow was -38.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Dominica, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Dominica stood at -38.3%.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 153.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Dominica peaked at 85.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -44.4%, in 2023.
That places Dominica 208th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -37.0% | — |
| 2006 | -4.0% | -89.2% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -587.0% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +47.1% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +51.7% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -64.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | +291.4% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | +48.0% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -55.7% |
| 2017 | -16.2% | -156.6% |
| 2018 | -37.9% | +133.5% |
| 2019 | -43.7% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | -43.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | -26.2% | -39.4% |
| 2022 | -36.3% | +38.6% |
| 2023 | -44.4% | +22.1% |
| 2024 | -38.3% | -13.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's -38.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.0%, 36.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominica's -38.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -9.9%, 3.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +587.0% | -4.0% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | -37.0% | 43.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | -43.7% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -37.7% | -44.4% | -26.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 205 Saint Martin (French Part) -36.3% compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -36.3% compare
- 207 Caribbean -38.3% compare
- 209 Antigua and Barbuda -39.4% compare
- 210 Anguilla -41.0% compare
- 211 San Marino -43.1% compare
More development goals data for Dominica
- Red List Index 0.6476 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 136.44 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 455.29 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Dominica?
- Change in maximum river flow in Dominica 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.4% in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Dominica ranks 208th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 153.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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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