Change in maximum river flow in Ecuador
Ecuador: Change in maximum river flow was 11.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Ecuador, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Ecuador stood at 11.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.2% on the previous year and up 581.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Ecuador peaked at 13.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -12.3%, in 2008.
Ecuador ranks 75th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -7.4% | — |
| 2006 | -7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | -9.1% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | -12.3% | +34.3% |
| 2009 | -10.7% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | -10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | -7.8% | -27.1% |
| 2012 | -8.2% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -104.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +347.6% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +166.2% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +49.3% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +71.8% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +30.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 11.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.0%. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 11.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -9.9%. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +347.6% | 0.4% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.4% | -12.3% | -7.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -10.6% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.2% | 13.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 72 Montenegro 12.2% compare
- 73 Liberia 12.1% compare
- 74 Peru 12.1% compare
- 76 Luxembourg 11.7% compare
- 77 El Salvador 11.4% compare
- 78 Canada 11.2% compare
More development goals data for Ecuador
- Red List Index 0.7358 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 829.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,945 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Ecuador?
- Change in maximum river flow in Ecuador was 11.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.3% in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Ecuador ranks 75th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 581.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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