Change in minimum river flow in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Change in minimum river flow was -37.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Azerbaijan, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Azerbaijan is -37.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 729.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Azerbaijan peaked at 20.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -37.2%, in 2024.
Azerbaijan ranks 199th of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -6.4% | — |
| 2006 | -2.4% | -62.4% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -567.4% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +80.1% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -43.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -70.6% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +221.4% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -66.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +118.4% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | -105.6% |
| 2016 | -5.8% | +1651.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -132.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -86.7% |
| 2019 | -2.6% | -1135.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -227.4% |
| 2021 | -6.7% | -299.7% |
| 2022 | -26.1% | +287.8% |
| 2023 | -28.7% | +9.9% |
| 2024 | -37.2% | +29.5% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's -37.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%, 6.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's -37.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -5.1%, 7.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -1651.7% | -0.3% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | -1135.4% | 0.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | -6.4% | 20.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -5.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -19.1% | -37.2% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 196 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -33.1% compare
- 197 Uruguay -34.4% compare
- 198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -36.8% compare
- 200 Qatar -38.0% compare
- 201 United States Virgin Islands -41.3% compare
- 202 Barbados -42.4% compare
More development goals data for Azerbaijan
- Red List Index 0.9458 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,388 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 348.84 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 52 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 54 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 58 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,535 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Azerbaijan?
- Change in minimum river flow in Azerbaijan was -37.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.2% in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Azerbaijan ranks 199th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 729.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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