Change in maximum river flow in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Change in maximum river flow was 40.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Vanuatu, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 40.6% for change in maximum river flow in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 129.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Vanuatu peaked at 40.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -30.3%, in 2008.
Vanuatu ranks 24th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -8.2% | — |
| 2006 | -19.4% | +136.4% |
| 2007 | -28.1% | +44.7% |
| 2008 | -30.3% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | -18.8% | -38.0% |
| 2010 | -7.6% | -59.7% |
| 2011 | -6.9% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -148.0% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +441.4% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +31.3% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -51.3% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -68.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -48.4% |
| 2020 | -2.1% | -212.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -179.2% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +795.9% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +114.0% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | +26.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 40.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 3.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 40.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 4.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +795.9% | 1.7% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -21.0% | -30.3% | -8.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | -7.6% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | -2.1% | 40.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More development goals data for Vanuatu
- Red List Index 0.7273 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 130 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Vanuatu?
- Change in maximum river flow in Vanuatu was 40.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.3% in 2008.
- How does Vanuatu rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Vanuatu ranks 24th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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