Change in minimum river flow (%) by country
Countries reporting
226
Highest
115.5%
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
-88.4%
Western Sahara
Median
0.1%
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
5,240
What the numbers show
Change in minimum river flow (%) is currently reported for 226 countries. The highest value is 115.5% in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is -88.4% in Western Sahara.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is -0.4%.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 127 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 24,173.1%), and the largest decrease in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (down 18,859.9%).
Change in minimum river flow: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 115.5% | 2024 | up 329.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Kuwait | 103.5% | 2024 | up 264.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Suriname | 85.7% | 2024 | up 927.3% | volatile |
| 4 | French Guiana | 81.7% | 2024 | up 714.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Guam | 63.8% | 2024 | up 291.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Ghana | 58.0% | 2024 | up 918.4% | volatile |
| 7 | South Africa | 54.6% | 2024 | up 508.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Gambia | 53.8% | 2024 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 9 | New Caledonia | 53.2% | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 52.1% | 2024 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Guyana | 50.5% | 2024 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Zambia | 47.2% | 2024 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 46.5% | 2024 | up 754.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Senegal | 44.9% | 2024 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Rwanda | 44.4% | 2024 | up 648.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Namibia | 44.4% | 2024 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Botswana | 44.3% | 2024 | up 244.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Niger | 44.1% | 2024 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Lesotho | 44.0% | 2024 | up 348.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Cyprus | 42.6% | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Mauritania | 41.0% | 2024 | up 210.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mali | 40.3% | 2024 | up 228.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 39.9% | 2024 | up 604.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 39.9% | 2024 | up 604.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Gabon | 39.4% | 2024 | up 351.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Palau | 36.9% | 2024 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 27 | East Timor | 35.8% | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Timor-Leste | 35.8% | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Mongolia | 34.9% | 2024 | up 397.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 32.5% | 2024 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 31.9% | 2024 | up 279.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Togo | 31.6% | 2024 | up 553.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 31.6% | 2024 | up 738.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Northern Mariana Islands | 31.0% | 2024 | up 347.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Brunei | 29.6% | 2024 | up 2,443.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Brunei Darussalam | 29.6% | 2024 | up 2,443.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 29.2% | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Micronesia | 25.3% | 2024 | up 851.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Mozambique | 24.9% | 2024 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 23.5% | 2024 | up 370.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Burundi | 22.5% | 2024 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.5% | 2024 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium | 22.3% | 2024 | up 354.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Nepal | 22.3% | 2024 | up 719.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Bahamas | 22.1% | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 21.4% | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Nigeria | 20.7% | 2024 | up 243.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Malta | 20.6% | 2024 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Malaysia | 20.6% | 2024 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Finland | 19.3% | 2024 | up 977.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Fiji | 18.1% | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Norway | 18.0% | 2024 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Eswatini | 17.6% | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 54 | El Salvador | 17.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Uganda | 17.1% | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Czechia | 16.6% | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Guinea | 16.2% | 2024 | up 433.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Jersey | 16.0% | 2024 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.2% | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 60 | South Sudan | 14.7% | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Malawi | 14.7% | 2024 | up 1,598.5% | volatile |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 14.0% | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 63 | United States | 14.0% | 2024 | up 578.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Sweden | 13.9% | 2024 | up 533.7% | volatile |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 13.7% | 2024 | up 461.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Sudan | 13.4% | 2024 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Liberia | 13.2% | 2024 | up 24,173.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Australia | 12.7% | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 12.6% | 2024 | up 281.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Egypt | 12.4% | 2024 | up 290.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Indonesia | 12.4% | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Lebanon | 12.3% | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Australia and New Zealand | 12.0% | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 11.8% | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 11.3% | 2024 | up 464.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Slovenia | 11.2% | 2024 | up 266.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Singapore | 10.5% | 2024 | up 10,983.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Canada | 9.5% | 2024 | up 268.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Pakistan | 9.3% | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 8.9% | 2024 | up 1,059.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Japan | 8.6% | 2024 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Philippines | 8.3% | 2024 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Yemen | 8.3% | 2024 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Ireland | 8.3% | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 85 | China | 7.6% | 2024 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Belarus | 7.1% | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Denmark | 7.1% | 2024 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.1% | 2024 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Kenya | 6.9% | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.7% | 2024 | up 916.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 5.8% | 2024 | up 1,350.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Russia | 5.7% | 2024 | up 450.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Russian Federation | 5.7% | 2024 | up 450.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Angola | 5.5% | 2024 | up 570.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Austria | 5.0% | 2024 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Eritrea | 5.0% | 2024 | up 126.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Iraq | 5.0% | 2024 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 4.9% | 2024 | up 173.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 4.8% | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Congo | 4.5% | 2024 | up 350.2% | volatile |
| 101 | New Zealand | 3.9% | 2024 | up 2,079.4% | volatile |
| 102 | India | 3.8% | 2024 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 3.2% | 2024 | up 233.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Poland | 2.7% | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Syria | 2.6% | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.6% | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bhutan | 1.8% | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Åland Islands | 1.1% | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2024 | up 720.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Melanesia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7% | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Vietnam | 0.2% | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Viet Nam | 0.2% | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Isle of Man | -0.0% | 2024 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Peru | -0.5% | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Israel | -0.5% | 2024 | down 109.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Ecuador | -0.6% | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Cameroon | -0.9% | 2024 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -1.0% | 2024 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Switzerland | -1.1% | 2024 | down 141.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Djibouti | -1.4% | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Honduras | -1.4% | 2024 | down 140.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.9% | 2024 | down 144.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Guernsey | -2.2% | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -2.2% | 2024 | down 461.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Libya | -2.3% | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovakia | -2.6% | 2024 | down 139.1% | volatile |
| 128 | South Korea | -2.7% | 2024 | down 125.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Republic of Korea | -2.7% | 2024 | down 125.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Bangladesh | -3.0% | 2024 | down 288.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Germany | -3.1% | 2024 | down 158.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Latvia | -3.2% | 2024 | down 115.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | -3.3% | 2024 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Lithuania | -3.6% | 2024 | down 140.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Cambodia | -3.8% | 2024 | down 516.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Cuba | -4.0% | 2024 | down 133.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Brazil | -4.1% | 2024 | down 154.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Hungary | -4.7% | 2024 | down 191.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | -4.7% | 2024 | down 174.2% | volatile |
| 140 | United Kingdom | -4.8% | 2024 | down 187.0% | volatile |
| 140 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -4.8% | 2024 | down 187.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Afghanistan | -4.9% | 2024 | down 154.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Andorra | -5.4% | 2024 | down 124.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Colombia | -5.7% | 2024 | down 206.0% | volatile |
| 145 | France | -5.9% | 2024 | down 321.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Serbia | -6.0% | 2024 | down 275.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Ukraine | -6.1% | 2024 | down 149.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Guatemala | -6.3% | 2024 | down 264.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Italy | -6.3% | 2024 | down 126.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Turkey | -6.5% | 2024 | down 176.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Türkiye | -6.5% | 2024 | down 176.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Jordan | -6.6% | 2024 | down 262.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Estonia | -6.8% | 2024 | down 127.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -8.0% | 2024 | down 219.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Algeria | -8.6% | 2024 | down 353.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -8.7% | 2024 | down 576.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Chad | -9.0% | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Tajikistan | -9.1% | 2024 | down 497.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Madagascar | -9.3% | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Montenegro | -9.5% | 2024 | down 317.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Bulgaria | -9.5% | 2024 | down 327.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Mexico | -10.1% | 2024 | down 692.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | -10.1% | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 164 | San Marino | -10.5% | 2024 | down 264.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Romania | -10.7% | 2024 | down 544.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | -11.4% | 2024 | down 328.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Greece | -11.4% | 2024 | down 495.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Iceland | -11.8% | 2024 | down 123.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Chile | -11.8% | 2024 | down 207.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Panama | -12.7% | 2024 | down 197.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | -12.8% | 2024 | down 334.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Georgia | -12.9% | 2024 | down 2,097.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Uzbekistan | -13.3% | 2024 | down 503.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -13.7% | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Laos | -15.6% | 2024 | down 374.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -15.6% | 2024 | down 374.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Jamaica | -15.7% | 2024 | down 157.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Somalia | -16.0% | 2024 | down 458.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Thailand | -16.0% | 2024 | down 583.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Oman | -16.7% | 2024 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Faroe Islands | -18.8% | 2024 | down 375.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Myanmar | -19.9% | 2024 | down 3,177.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Comoros | -23.0% | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Spain | -23.2% | 2024 | down 168.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | -23.6% | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Moldova | -25.2% | 2024 | down 15,088.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Republic of Moldova | -25.2% | 2024 | down 15,088.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Grenada | -25.4% | 2024 | down 225.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Belize | -25.4% | 2024 | down 651.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Caribbean | -25.9% | 2024 | down 199.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Central African Republic | -28.1% | 2024 | down 1,474.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Armenia | -28.5% | 2024 | down 409.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Martinique | -28.9% | 2024 | down 170.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Paraguay | -31.2% | 2024 | down 384.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Argentina | -31.7% | 2024 | down 1,455.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -33.1% | 2024 | down 18,859.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Uruguay | -34.4% | 2024 | down 193.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -36.8% | 2024 | down 179.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Azerbaijan | -37.2% | 2024 | down 729.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Qatar | -38.0% | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 201 | United States Virgin Islands | -41.3% | 2024 | down 174.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Barbados | -42.4% | 2024 | down 170.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Dominican Republic | -45.4% | 2024 | down 259.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Cayman Islands | -46.1% | 2024 | down 347.1% | volatile |
| 205 | Bahrain | -46.6% | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Puerto Rico | -48.1% | 2024 | down 219.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -53.4% | 2024 | down 183.1% | volatile |
| 208 | Haiti | -56.5% | 2024 | down 188.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Portugal | -57.3% | 2024 | down 264.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Aruba | -57.7% | 2024 | down 148.9% | volatile |
| 211 | Curacao | -58.8% | 2024 | down 141.7% | volatile |
| 211 | Curaçao | -58.8% | 2024 | down 141.7% | volatile |
| 213 | Dominica | -59.1% | 2024 | down 168.6% | volatile |
| 214 | Saint Lucia | -62.0% | 2024 | down 173.9% | volatile |
| 215 | Tunisia | -66.0% | 2024 | down 1,594.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Morocco | -66.8% | 2024 | down 167.6% | volatile |
| 217 | Saint Martin (French Part) | -73.6% | 2024 | down 215.3% | volatile |
| 217 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -73.6% | 2024 | down 215.3% | volatile |
| 219 | Kiribati | -80.1% | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 220 | Anguilla | -81.0% | 2024 | down 161.1% | volatile |
| 221 | Guadeloupe | -82.0% | 2024 | down 173.7% | volatile |
| 222 | Antigua and Barbuda | -82.8% | 2024 | down 289.7% | volatile |
| 223 | British Virgin Islands | -83.0% | 2024 | down 295.6% | volatile |
| 224 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -85.1% | 2024 | down 429.8% | volatile |
| 225 | Mayotte | -87.9% | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 226 | Western Sahara | -88.4% | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Africa 48.5%
- Western Africa 31.8%
- Eastern Africa 19.5%
- United States of America 14.0%
- Northern Africa 13.0%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 12.1%
- Northern America 11.6%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 11.1%
- Northern Europe 10.4%
- Africa 10.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 9.6%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 8.4%
- Eastern Asia 7.7%
- Europe and Northern America 7.6%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5.6%
- Middle Africa 5.6%
- Oceania 4.1%
- Eastern Europe 3.9%
- Europe 3.5%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2.7%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 2.6%
- Southern Asia 2.4%
- Asia 1.9%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 0.8%
- World 0.4%
- Central and Southern Asia -0.8%
- Western Europe -1.9%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) -2.3%
- Americas -2.6%
- South-Eastern Asia -3.6%
- Central America -5.2%
- Southern Europe -5.6%
- Latin America and the Caribbean -5.7%
- South America -5.7%
- Western Asia -5.8%
- Central Asia -11.0%