Change in minimum river flow in Benin
Benin: Change in minimum river flow was 31.9% in 2024. β Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Benin, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Benin stood at 31.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.0% on the previous year and up 279.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Benin peaked at 31.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -13.5%, in 2008.
That places Benin 28th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.5% | -13.5% | 15.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -12.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | -10.9% | 31.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 25 Timor-Leste 35.8% compare
- 26 Mongolia 34.9% compare
- 27 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 32.5% compare
- 29 Togo 31.6% compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 31.6% compare
- 31 Northern Mariana Islands 31.0% compare
More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Benin?
- Change in minimum river flow in Benin was 31.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.5% in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Benin ranks 28th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 279.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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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