Change in maximum river flow in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Change in maximum river flow was 79.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Southern Africa, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Southern Africa stood at 79.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 927.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Southern Africa peaked at 79.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -34.4%, in 2006.
Southern Africa ranks 1st of 36 groups 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.2% | — |
| 2006 | -34.4% | +2883.0% |
| 2007 | -32.4% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | -28.5% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | -9.6% | -66.4% |
| 2010 | -1.8% | -81.3% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -774.7% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +47.4% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -53.4% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +197.4% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -51.9% |
| 2017 | -5.9% | -153.6% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -235.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -22.4% |
| 2020 | -20.0% | -421.6% |
| 2021 | -7.0% | -65.2% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | -747.1% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +59.8% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +10.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Southern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -2883.0% | -1.2% | -34.4% |
| 2011 | +774.7% | -1.8% | 12.1% |
| 2022 | +747.1% | -7.0% | 45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -21.2% | -34.4% | -1.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | -5.9% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | -20.0% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 1 United Arab Emirates 146.4% compare
- 2 South Africa 111.3% compare
- 3 Lesotho 83.8% compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 82.2% compare
More development goals data for Southern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 623.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 162 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 85 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 98 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 127 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.34 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 1,688 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Southern Africa?
- Change in maximum river flow in Southern Africa was 79.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.4% in 2006.
- How does Southern Africa rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Southern Africa ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 927.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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