Change in maximum river flow in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Change in maximum river flow was 4.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Ethiopia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in maximum river flow in Ethiopia is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 824.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Ethiopia peaked at 7.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.8%, in 2016.
Ethiopia ranks 115th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -2.7% | — |
| 2006 | -1.9% | -30.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -142.9% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +174.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -39.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -90.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +788.1% |
| 2012 | -2.2% | -290.9% |
| 2013 | -2.3% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -119.6% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +383.1% |
| 2016 | -2.8% | -227.2% |
| 2017 | -2.2% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | -1.3% | -39.5% |
| 2019 | -1.9% | +48.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -118.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +2159.5% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -25.4% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -13.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.9%, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 16% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Ethiopia 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 | +2159.5% | 0.3% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.0% | -2.7% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.9% | -2.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 0.3% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 112 Pakistan 4.8% compare
- 113 Jamaica 4.7% compare
- 114 Costa Rica 4.4% compare
- 116 Indonesia 3.9% compare
- 117 Faroe Islands 3.5% compare
- 118 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.5% compare
More development goals data for Ethiopia
- Red List Index 0.8413 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 122.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 93 (2025)
- Infant deaths 141,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Ethiopia?
- Change in maximum river flow in Ethiopia was 4.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.8% in 2016.
- How does Ethiopia rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Ethiopia ranks 115th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 824.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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