Change in maximum river flow in Guinea
Guinea: Change in maximum river flow was 24.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Guinea, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 24.0% for change in maximum river flow in 2024.
The figure is down 33.7% on the previous year and up 665.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Guinea peaked at 36.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -17.3%, in 2007.
Guinea ranks 43rd of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -3.9% | — |
| 2006 | -11.7% | +196.2% |
| 2007 | -17.3% | +48.0% |
| 2008 | -13.6% | -21.4% |
| 2009 | -14.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | -5.4% | -61.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -99.2% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -7011.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +41.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -26.5% |
| 2015 | -8.0% | -355.7% |
| 2016 | -5.1% | -36.0% |
| 2017 | -1.4% | -71.9% |
| 2018 | -1.2% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -695.2% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +150.5% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +33.2% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -33.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 24.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 24.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +7011.2% | -0.0% | 3.0% |
| 2019 | +695.2% | -1.2% | 6.9% |
| 2015 | -355.7% | 3.1% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -12.1% | -17.3% | -3.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -8.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 17.4% | 36.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More development goals data for Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8805 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 294.82 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 232.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,994 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Guinea?
- Change in maximum river flow in Guinea was 24.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.3% in 2007.
- How does Guinea rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Guinea ranks 43rd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 665.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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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