Change in maximum river flow in Mozambique
Mozambique: Change in maximum river flow was 47.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Mozambique, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Mozambique stood at 47.5%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 43.9% on the previous year and up 1,595.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Mozambique peaked at 47.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -35.7%, in 2007.
That places Mozambique 15th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -14.4% | — |
| 2006 | -22.5% | +56.3% |
| 2007 | -35.7% | +58.6% |
| 2008 | -19.7% | -45.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -106.4% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +745.6% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +143.3% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -48.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -80.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +88.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -94.2% |
| 2017 | -0.3% | -190.9% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -3794.9% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -50.4% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | -128.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -479.8% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +332.5% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +40.1% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | +43.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 47.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.9%, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 47.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +3794.9% | -0.3% | 10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -18.2% | -35.7% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | -0.3% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | -1.4% | 47.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More development goals data for Mozambique
- Red List Index 0.8879 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3031 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 30.73 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 55,191 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Mozambique?
- Change in maximum river flow in Mozambique was 47.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.7% in 2007.
- How does Mozambique rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Mozambique ranks 15th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,595.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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