Change in minimum river flow in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Change in minimum river flow was -82.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Antigua and Barbuda, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded -82.8% for change in minimum river flow in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 289.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 51.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -82.8%, in 2024.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 222nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -5.7% | — |
| 2006 | 28.1% | -593.4% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +46.9% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -39.2% |
| 2011 | -36.7% | -217.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -100.9% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +8190.6% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +51.8% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | -32.4% | -230.1% |
| 2018 | -53.3% | +64.5% |
| 2019 | -54.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | -55.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | -60.4% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | -55.4% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | -67.0% | +20.9% |
| 2024 | -82.8% | +23.6% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's -82.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.8%, 45.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's -82.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -28.3%, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Antigua and Barbuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +8190.6% | 0.3% | 28.7% |
| 2006 | +593.4% | -5.7% | 28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | -5.7% | 51.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.8% | -54.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -64.3% | -82.8% | -55.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 219 Kiribati -80.1% compare
- 220 Anguilla -81.0% compare
- 221 Guadeloupe -82.0% compare
- 223 British Virgin Islands -83.0% compare
- 224 Saint Kitts and Nevis -85.1% compare
- 225 Mayotte -87.9% compare
More development goals data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Red List Index 0.8415 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 78.49 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 469.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Change in minimum river flow in Antigua and Barbuda was -82.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.8% in 2024.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 222nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 289.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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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