Change in maximum river flow in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Change in maximum river flow was 19.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Solomon Islands, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 19.1% for change in maximum river flow in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.8% on the previous year and up 967.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Solomon Islands peaked at 19.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -12.0%, in 2005.
Solomon Islands ranks 57th of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -12.0% | — |
| 2006 | -11.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | -5.5% | -53.1% |
| 2008 | -8.4% | +51.1% |
| 2009 | -2.1% | -74.9% |
| 2010 | -2.8% | +35.1% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -91.4% |
| 2012 | -11.0% | +4414.2% |
| 2013 | -7.4% | -32.9% |
| 2014 | -2.2% | -70.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -122.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +1380.3% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +93.3% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +73.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 19.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 19.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -4414.2% | -0.2% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | +1380.3% | 0.5% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.0% | -12.0% | -2.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -11.0% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 9.9% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 55 Timor-Leste 20.0% compare
- 55 East Timor 20.0% compare
- 58 Bahamas 18.8% compare
- 59 Belgium 18.3% compare
- 60 Rwanda 17.9% compare
More development goals data for Solomon Islands
- Red List Index 0.7681 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.21 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 355 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Solomon Islands?
- Change in maximum river flow in Solomon Islands was 19.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.0% in 2005.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Solomon Islands ranks 57th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 967.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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