Change in minimum river flow in Albania
Albania: Change in minimum river flow was -4.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Albania, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Albania is -4.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 88.8% on the previous year and down 174.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Albania peaked at 21.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -13.7%, in 2022.
That places Albania 139th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +3853.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +22.7% |
| 2008 | -3.1% | -150.3% |
| 2009 | -4.6% | +47.5% |
| 2010 | -10.5% | +127.1% |
| 2011 | -6.1% | -41.3% |
| 2012 | -12.6% | +105.3% |
| 2013 | -4.4% | -65.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -243.7% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +92.9% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -56.9% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +304.6% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -47.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -27.8% |
| 2020 | -1.8% | -122.6% |
| 2021 | -5.7% | +212.2% |
| 2022 | -13.7% | +139.9% |
| 2023 | -2.5% | -81.8% |
| 2024 | -4.7% | +88.8% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's -4.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%, 78% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Albania's -4.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -5.1%, 92% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3853.6% | 0.1% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | -4.6% | 6.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | -12.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.7% | -13.7% | -1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 136 Cuba -4.0% compare
- 137 Brazil -4.1% compare
- 138 Hungary -4.7% compare
- 140 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -4.8% compare
- 140 United Kingdom -4.8% compare
- 142 Afghanistan -4.9% compare
More development goals data for Albania
- Red List Index 0.8406 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 772.48 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 454.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 43 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 43 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 44 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Albania?
- Change in minimum river flow in Albania was -4.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.7% in 2022.
- How does Albania rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Albania ranks 139th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 174.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Change in minimum river flow (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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