Change in maximum river flow in Niger
Niger: Change in maximum river flow was 40.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Niger, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Niger stood at 40.5%.
The figure is down 34.4% on the previous year and up 1,100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Niger peaked at 61.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -23.4%, in 2007.
That places Niger 25th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -4.5% | — |
| 2006 | -15.6% | +248.9% |
| 2007 | -23.4% | +49.8% |
| 2008 | -13.8% | -41.0% |
| 2009 | -1.8% | -86.7% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -441.9% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +154.7% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +32.1% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -28.6% |
| 2014 | -4.0% | -126.8% |
| 2015 | -14.7% | +262.7% |
| 2016 | -19.2% | +30.9% |
| 2017 | -16.7% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | -17.2% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | -1.2% | -92.8% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -1133.0% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +126.7% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +74.3% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | -34.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 40.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.9%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 40.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Niger 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 | +1133.0% | -1.2% | 12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.8% | -23.4% | -1.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.4% | -19.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 12.9% | 61.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More development goals data for Niger
- Red List Index 0.9279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 110.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.92 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,909 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Niger?
- Change in maximum river flow in Niger was 40.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.4% in 2007.
- How does Niger rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Niger ranks 25th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,100.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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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