Change in maximum river flow in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Change in maximum river flow was 16.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Sierra Leone, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Sierra Leone stood at 16.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and up 788.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Sierra Leone peaked at 20.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -7.2%, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 62nd 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.8% | — |
| 2006 | -4.8% | +161.6% |
| 2007 | -6.0% | +26.1% |
| 2008 | -1.5% | -75.4% |
| 2009 | -6.0% | +304.5% |
| 2010 | -4.3% | -28.8% |
| 2011 | -1.6% | -63.6% |
| 2012 | -2.2% | +42.5% |
| 2013 | -2.4% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | -2.5% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | -5.3% | +117.5% |
| 2016 | -7.2% | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.5% |
| 2018 | -1.9% | -5317.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -165.8% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +822.7% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +38.2% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -18.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 16.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.9%, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 16.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Sierra Leone 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 | -5317.6% | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | +822.7% | 1.2% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.0% | -6.0% | -1.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.6% | -7.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 11.4% | 20.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Sierra Leone?
- Change in maximum river flow in Sierra Leone was 16.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.2% in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Sierra Leone ranks 62nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 788.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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