Change in maximum river flow in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Change in maximum river flow was -26.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Saint Lucia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded -26.6% for change in maximum river flow in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 295.2% on the previous year and down 126.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Saint Lucia peaked at 108.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -82.3%, in 2005.
That places Saint Lucia 202nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -82.3% | — |
| 2006 | -33.6% | -59.1% |
| 2007 | -10.8% | -68.0% |
| 2008 | -8.8% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -161.1% |
| 2010 | -2.3% | -142.7% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | -3613.5% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 108.3% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | -37.7% | -140.5% |
| 2017 | -36.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | -37.9% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | -20.1% | -47.0% |
| 2020 | -8.6% | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -390.5% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -88.0% |
| 2023 | -6.7% | -323.3% |
| 2024 | -26.6% | +295.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's -26.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.0%, 25.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's -26.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -9.9%, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +3613.5% | -2.3% | 80.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -26.0% | -82.3% | 5.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | -37.9% | 108.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.8% | -26.6% | 25.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 199 Argentina -22.1% compare
- 200 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -22.2% compare
- 201 Puerto Rico -23.1% compare
- 203 Comoros -28.7% compare
- 204 Martinique -30.1% compare
- 205 Saint Martin (French Part) -36.3% compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -36.3% compare
More development goals data for Saint Lucia
- Red List Index 0.714 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 92.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 277.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 32 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Saint Lucia?
- Change in maximum river flow in Saint Lucia was -26.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 108.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.3% in 2005.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Saint Lucia ranks 202nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 126.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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