Change in maximum river flow in Somalia
Somalia: Change in maximum river flow was 48.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Somalia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in maximum river flow in Somalia is 48.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4,207.1% on the previous year and up 6,794.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Somalia peaked at 48.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -8.6%, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 14th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -8.2% | — |
| 2006 | -3.0% | -62.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -166.1% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +59.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -95.8% |
| 2010 | -8.6% | -6529.0% |
| 2011 | -2.4% | -71.9% |
| 2012 | -8.1% | +233.8% |
| 2013 | -6.3% | -21.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -111.1% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +454.6% |
| 2016 | -6.7% | -271.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -182.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +63.2% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +84.0% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -69.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -84.4% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | +4207.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 48.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.9%, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 48.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -6529.0% | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | +4207.1% | 1.1% | 48.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.2% | -8.2% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -8.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 1.1% | 48.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,397 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Somalia?
- Change in maximum river flow in Somalia was 48.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.6% in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Somalia ranks 14th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,794.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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