Change in maximum river flow in Uruguay
Uruguay: Change in maximum river flow was -12.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Uruguay, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Uruguay stood at -12.4%.
The figure is up 54.1% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Uruguay peaked at 30.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -27.0%, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 172nd of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.6% | — |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -74.8% |
| 2007 | -11.4% | -791.1% |
| 2008 | -23.2% | +102.9% |
| 2009 | -23.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | -17.8% | -22.8% |
| 2011 | -20.0% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | -10.5% | -47.2% |
| 2013 | -15.2% | +44.1% |
| 2014 | -18.3% | +20.6% |
| 2015 | -6.1% | -66.8% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -175.3% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | +444.0% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -37.6% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -80.5% |
| 2022 | -7.1% | -309.3% |
| 2023 | -27.0% | +280.6% |
| 2024 | -12.4% | -54.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's -12.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (74 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's -12.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -9.9%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -791.1% | 1.7% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.9% | -23.2% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.0% | -20.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.2% | -27.0% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More development goals data for Uruguay
- Red List Index 0.9142 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.34 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,719 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 118 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Uruguay?
- Change in maximum river flow in Uruguay was -12.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.0% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Uruguay ranks 172nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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