Change in minimum river flow in Armenia
Armenia: Change in minimum river flow was -28.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Armenia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Armenia is -28.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 32.2% on the previous year and down 409.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Armenia peaked at 25.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -28.5%, in 2024.
That places Armenia 192nd 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -5.7% | — |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -152.4% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +507.5% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +40.3% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -80.1% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +268.0% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +40.8% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -62.0% |
| 2016 | -11.8% | -437.2% |
| 2017 | -9.1% | -23.1% |
| 2018 | -10.3% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | -13.5% | +31.4% |
| 2020 | -1.2% | -91.1% |
| 2021 | -1.4% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | -17.0% | +1080.9% |
| 2023 | -21.6% | +27.2% |
| 2024 | -28.5% | +32.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's -28.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%, 4.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Armenia's -28.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -5.1%, 5.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Armenia 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 | -1080.9% | -1.4% | -17.0% |
| 2007 | +507.5% | 3.0% | 18.2% |
| 2016 | -437.2% | 3.5% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | -5.7% | 25.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -13.5% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -13.9% | -28.5% | -1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More development goals data for Armenia
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 531.61 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 649.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 301 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Armenia?
- Change in minimum river flow in Armenia was -28.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.5% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Armenia ranks 192nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 409.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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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