Change in maximum river flow in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Change in maximum river flow was 1.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia stood at 1.6%.
The figure is down 67.0% on the previous year and up 208.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 5.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.6%, in 2010.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 30th of 36 groups 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.4% | — |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -84.1% |
| 2008 | -2.4% | -568.6% |
| 2009 | -3.6% | +52.7% |
| 2010 | -4.6% | +26.2% |
| 2011 | -3.0% | -35.0% |
| 2012 | -3.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.9% | -69.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -155.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +75.4% |
| 2016 | -2.9% | -423.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -116.1% |
| 2018 | -0.8% | -262.6% |
| 2019 | -1.0% | +27.8% |
| 2020 | -0.7% | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -950.9% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -67.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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 | +950.9% | -0.7% | 5.8% |
| 2008 | -568.6% | 0.5% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | -3.6% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.4% | -4.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -0.7% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- 27 Honduras 38.8% compare
- 28 Malawi 35.3% compare
- 29 Mali 34.3% compare
- 30 Benin 31.6% compare
- 31 Republic of Korea 30.1% compare
- 31 South Korea 30.1% compare
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 29.8% compare
More development goals data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8075 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 71.66 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,282 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 231 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 229 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 152 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 605 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1,411 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,447 (2025)
- Infant deaths 215,621 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Change in maximum river flow in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 1.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.6% in 2010.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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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