Change in maximum river flow in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Change in maximum river flow was 43.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Nicaragua, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in maximum river flow in Nicaragua is 43.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 680.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Nicaragua peaked at 47.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -35.5%, in 2005.
That places Nicaragua 22nd 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -35.5% | — |
| 2006 | -24.2% | -31.7% |
| 2007 | -24.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | -19.5% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -108.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +229.8% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +250.7% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -72.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +208.2% |
| 2016 | -6.6% | -138.7% |
| 2017 | -3.4% | -48.7% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -640.9% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -45.2% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +271.1% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | +1.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 43.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 4.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 43.2% 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 Nicaragua 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 | +640.9% | -3.4% | 18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -20.3% | -35.5% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | -6.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 12.7% | 47.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 19 Mauritania 45.7% compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 44.3% compare
- 21 New Caledonia 43.9% compare
- 23 Fiji 40.6% compare
- 24 Vanuatu 40.6% compare
- 25 Niger 40.5% compare
More development goals data for Nicaragua
- Red List Index 0.8326 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 445.91 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 327.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 53 (2023)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2023)
- Infant deaths 1,246 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Nicaragua?
- Change in maximum river flow in Nicaragua was 43.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.5% in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Nicaragua ranks 22nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 680.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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