Change in maximum river flow in Sudan
Sudan: Change in maximum river flow was 2.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Sudan, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Sudan stood at 2.9%.
The figure is down 65.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Sudan peaked at 8.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 2005.
Sudan ranks 120th of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -4.9% | — |
| 2006 | -3.4% | -29.2% |
| 2007 | -1.3% | -63.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -236.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -58.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +368.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -86.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +769.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +66.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -94.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -88.6% |
| 2018 | -3.4% | -10130.5% |
| 2019 | -3.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | -0.9% | -74.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -1010.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -65.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 2.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.9%, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 2.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Sudan 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 | -10130.5% | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | +1010.0% | -0.9% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | +769.8% | 0.4% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.4% | -4.9% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -3.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | -0.9% | 8.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 117 Faroe Islands 3.5% compare
- 118 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.5% compare
- 119 Yemen 3.4% compare
- 121 Northern Mariana Islands 2.6% compare
- 122 Chad 2.4% compare
- 123 Brunei Darussalam 2.1% compare
- 123 Brunei 2.1% compare
More development goals data for Sudan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,556 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 43.46 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 49 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Sudan?
- Change in maximum river flow in Sudan was 2.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 2005.
- How does Sudan rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Sudan ranks 120th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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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