Change in maximum river flow in Serbia
Serbia: Change in maximum river flow was -13.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Serbia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded -13.5% for change in maximum river flow in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 32.8% on the previous year and down 1,201.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Serbia peaked at 11.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -13.5%, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 178th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -0.6% | — |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -193.4% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +1895.1% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -33.7% |
| 2012 | -8.6% | -268.2% |
| 2013 | -10.8% | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -111.3% |
| 2015 | -3.8% | -411.5% |
| 2016 | -8.7% | +128.3% |
| 2017 | -2.4% | -72.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -105.2% |
| 2019 | -4.9% | -4020.6% |
| 2020 | -3.3% | -32.7% |
| 2021 | -6.7% | +103.4% |
| 2022 | -7.7% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | -10.2% | +32.4% |
| 2024 | -13.5% | +32.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's -13.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.0%, 12.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Serbia's -13.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -2.2%, 6.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -4020.6% | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | +1895.1% | 0.6% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | -0.6% | 11.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.5% | -10.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.3% | -13.5% | -3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 175 Jordan -13.0% compare
- 176 Greece -13.2% compare
- 177 Uzbekistan -13.5% compare
- 179 Turkmenistan -13.8% compare
- 180 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -14.3% compare
- 181 North Macedonia -14.6% compare
More development goals data for Serbia
- Red List Index 0.916 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 365.34 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,406 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 61 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Serbia?
- Change in maximum river flow in Serbia was -13.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.5% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Serbia ranks 178th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,201.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia 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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