Change in maximum river flow in Zambia
Zambia: Change in maximum river flow was 63.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Zambia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in maximum river flow in Zambia stood at 63.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 553.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Zambia peaked at 63.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -42.0%, in 2007.
That places Zambia 7th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -20.2% | — |
| 2006 | -23.7% | +17.2% |
| 2007 | -42.0% | +76.9% |
| 2008 | -18.7% | -55.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -105.6% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +939.6% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +128.4% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +36.0% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -55.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -35.3% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -79.7% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +109.6% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +169.2% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -31.7% |
| 2020 | -2.7% | -128.9% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -813.4% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +80.7% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +50.8% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +20.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 63.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 6.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 63.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +939.6% | 1.1% | 11.0% |
| 2021 | +813.4% | -2.7% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -20.7% | -42.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 2.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | -2.7% | 63.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More development goals data for Zambia
- Red List Index 0.9703 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.38 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 84.52 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Zambia?
- Change in maximum river flow in Zambia was 63.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.0% in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Zambia ranks 7th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 553.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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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