Change in maximum river flow in Guyana
Guyana: Change in maximum river flow was 27.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Guyana, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 27.5% for change in maximum river flow in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and up 474.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Guyana peaked at 34.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -17.1%, in 2006.
That places Guyana 36th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -12.0% | — |
| 2006 | -17.1% | +42.1% |
| 2007 | -3.7% | -78.7% |
| 2008 | -1.6% | -56.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -174.4% |
| 2010 | -3.9% | -429.8% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -262.5% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +82.7% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | -111.1% |
| 2017 | -7.9% | +717.4% |
| 2018 | -6.1% | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -121.4% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +454.9% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +72.6% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +39.6% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -20.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 27.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 69.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 27.5% 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 Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -717.4% | -1.0% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.6% | -17.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -7.9% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 7.2% | 34.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More development goals data for Guyana
- Red List Index 0.7279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 459.03 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 385 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Guyana?
- Change in maximum river flow in Guyana was 27.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.1% in 2006.
- How does Guyana rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Guyana ranks 36th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 474.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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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