Change in maximum river flow in Kuwait
Kuwait: Change in maximum river flow was 23.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Kuwait, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Kuwait stood at 23.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.5% on the previous year and up 148.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Kuwait peaked at 133.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -65.9%, in 2013.
That places Kuwait 45th 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.7% | — |
| 2006 | -21.6% | -1406.7% |
| 2007 | -41.8% | +93.5% |
| 2008 | -44.7% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | -46.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | -58.6% | +27.4% |
| 2011 | -58.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | -65.8% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | -65.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -48.1% | -27.1% |
| 2015 | -45.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | -56.7% | +24.7% |
| 2017 | -55.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | -56.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -178.7% |
| 2020 | 102.4% | +129.1% |
| 2021 | 112.6% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 124.5% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 133.5% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | -82.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 23.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 58.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 23.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 120.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -1406.7% | 1.7% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | +178.7% | -56.8% | 44.7% |
| 2020 | +129.1% | 44.7% | 102.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -30.5% | -46.0% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | -46.7% | -65.9% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 23.4% | 133.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 42 Barbados 25.7% compare
- 43 Guinea 24.0% compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 23.7% compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 21.7% compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 21.6% compare
- 48 Equatorial Guinea 21.5% compare
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 67.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Kuwait?
- Change in maximum river flow in Kuwait was 23.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 133.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -65.9% in 2013.
- How does Kuwait rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Kuwait ranks 45th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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