Change in maximum river flow in New Zealand
New Zealand: Change in maximum river flow was 7.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in New Zealand, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in maximum river flow in New Zealand is 7.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in New Zealand peaked at 8.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -7.7%, in 2006.
That places New Zealand 95th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -3.2% | — |
| 2006 | -7.7% | +138.3% |
| 2007 | -5.2% | -32.7% |
| 2008 | -6.1% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | -3.2% | -48.2% |
| 2010 | -3.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -336.8% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -85.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | -132.0% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | +725.1% |
| 2020 | -1.0% | -67.3% |
| 2021 | -1.8% | +80.2% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | -83.3% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -2029.6% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +23.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 7.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 18.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 7.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 79% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2029.6% | -0.3% | 5.9% |
| 2019 | -725.1% | -0.4% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.1% | -7.7% | -3.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | -3.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -1.8% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More development goals data for New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.6329 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.03 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,478 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 129 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 74 (2025)
- Infant deaths 238 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in New Zealand?
- Change in maximum river flow in New Zealand was 7.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.7% in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for change in maximum river flow?
- New Zealand ranks 95th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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