Change in maximum river flow in Rwanda
Rwanda: Change in maximum river flow was 17.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Rwanda, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Rwanda stood at 17.9%.
The figure is down 34.5% on the previous year and up 841.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Rwanda peaked at 27.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -13.1%, in 2007.
That places Rwanda 60th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -7.5% | — |
| 2006 | -12.3% | +63.8% |
| 2007 | -13.1% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | -8.9% | -32.2% |
| 2009 | -9.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | -7.4% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -130.3% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | -4.4% | -318.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -143.3% |
| 2015 | -1.0% | -152.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -380.8% |
| 2017 | -1.3% | -145.9% |
| 2018 | -10.5% | +719.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -130.9% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +390.8% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +75.1% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -34.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 17.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 17.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 68% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Rwanda 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 | -719.9% | -1.3% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -10.1% | -13.1% | -7.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -10.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 15.6% | 27.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 57 Solomon Islands 19.1% compare
- 58 Bahamas 18.8% compare
- 59 Belgium 18.3% compare
- 61 Australia 17.3% compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 16.9% compare
- 63 Australia and New Zealand 16.6% compare
More development goals data for Rwanda
- Red List Index 0.8943 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,664 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.06 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 11,626 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Rwanda?
- Change in maximum river flow in Rwanda was 17.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.1% in 2007.
- How does Rwanda rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Rwanda ranks 60th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 841.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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