Change in maximum river flow in Namibia
Namibia: Change in maximum river flow was 61.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Namibia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Namibia stood at 61.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 176.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Namibia peaked at 61.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -33.0%, in 2007.
Namibia ranks 8th of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -14.9% | — |
| 2006 | -29.4% | +97.6% |
| 2007 | -33.0% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | -23.0% | -30.2% |
| 2009 | -0.8% | -96.3% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -1292.3% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +147.2% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +55.4% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -51.2% |
| 2017 | -5.3% | -142.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -102.6% |
| 2019 | -1.1% | -898.7% |
| 2020 | -20.7% | +1769.2% |
| 2021 | -4.2% | -79.6% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -819.3% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | +78.3% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | +14.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 61.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 61.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1769.2% | -1.1% | -20.7% |
| 2010 | +1292.3% | -0.8% | 10.1% |
| 2019 | -898.7% | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | +819.3% | -4.2% | 30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -20.2% | -33.0% | -0.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | -5.3% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | -20.7% | 61.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More development goals data for Namibia
- Red List Index 0.9721 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 19.49 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 406.62 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 55 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 54 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,808 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Namibia?
- Change in maximum river flow in Namibia was 61.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.0% in 2007.
- How does Namibia rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Namibia ranks 8th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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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