Change in minimum river flow in Bahrain
Bahrain: Change in minimum river flow was -46.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Bahrain, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded -46.6% for change in minimum river flow in 2024.
That represents a change of down 785.7% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Bahrain peaked at 179.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -85.2%, in 2007.
That places Bahrain 205th 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 Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -74.8% | — |
| 2006 | -79.9% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | -85.2% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | -34.3% | -59.8% |
| 2009 | -23.9% | -30.2% |
| 2010 | -30.3% | +26.8% |
| 2011 | -32.0% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | -12.4% | -61.2% |
| 2013 | -58.7% | +372.8% |
| 2014 | -67.6% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | -66.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | -65.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | -47.1% | -28.4% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -303.3% |
| 2019 | 155.1% | +62.1% |
| 2020 | 171.3% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 179.8% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 143.1% | -20.4% |
| 2023 | -5.3% | -103.7% |
| 2024 | -46.6% | +785.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's -46.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.8%, 25.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's -46.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.5%, 89.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Bahrain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -785.7% | -5.3% | -46.6% |
| 2013 | -372.8% | -12.4% | -58.7% |
| 2018 | +303.3% | -47.1% | 95.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -59.6% | -85.2% | -23.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | -12.9% | -67.6% | 155.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | -46.6% | 179.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 202 Barbados -42.4% compare
- 203 Dominican Republic -45.4% compare
- 204 Cayman Islands -46.1% compare
- 206 Puerto Rico -48.1% compare
- 207 Turks and Caicos Islands -53.4% compare
- 208 Haiti -56.5% compare
More development goals data for Bahrain
- Red List Index 0.7845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.37 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,065 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 142 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 86 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.01 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Bahrain?
- Change in minimum river flow in Bahrain was -46.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 179.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was -85.2% in 2007.
- How does Bahrain rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Bahrain ranks 205th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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