Change in maximum river flow in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Change in maximum river flow was -23.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Puerto Rico, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in maximum river flow in Puerto Rico is -23.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 448.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Puerto Rico peaked at 41.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -43.7%, in 2005.
Puerto Rico ranks 201st of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -43.7% | — |
| 2006 | -0.8% | -98.3% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -968.2% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +130.6% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +152.2% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -87.2% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +862.5% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | -4.2% | -110.2% |
| 2015 | -6.5% | +54.0% |
| 2016 | -26.4% | +307.8% |
| 2017 | -28.4% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -157.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +76.1% |
| 2022 | -11.9% | -140.2% |
| 2023 | -21.5% | +79.9% |
| 2024 | -23.1% | +7.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -23.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (74 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's -23.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -9.9%, 2.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +968.2% | -0.8% | 6.5% |
| 2012 | +862.5% | 4.2% | 40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | -43.7% | 37.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | -28.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -23.1% | 29.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 199 Argentina -22.1% compare
- 200 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -22.2% compare
- 202 Saint Lucia -26.6% compare
- 203 Comoros -28.7% compare
- 204 Martinique -30.1% compare
More development goals data for Puerto Rico
- Red List Index 0.6999 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14,975 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.86 ltpureal (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 493 (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow -48.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Puerto Rico?
- Change in maximum river flow in Puerto Rico was -23.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.7% in 2005.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Puerto Rico ranks 201st out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 448.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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