Change in minimum river flow in Brazil
Brazil: Change in minimum river flow was -4.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Brazil, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Brazil stood at -4.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 659.2% on the previous year and down 154.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Brazil peaked at 2.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4.1%, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 137th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4% | — |
| 2006 | -2.9% | -784.6% |
| 2007 | -3.7% | +28.7% |
| 2008 | -3.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | -2.7% | -28.8% |
| 2010 | -1.7% | -38.2% |
| 2011 | -2.4% | +44.1% |
| 2012 | -2.2% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | -1.4% | -35.0% |
| 2014 | -1.6% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -87.8% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -1445.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -36.3% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +46.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -35.6% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -117.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -473.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -20.2% |
| 2024 | -4.1% | -659.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's -4.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%, 68% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Brazil's -4.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -28.3%, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Brazil 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 | +1445.0% | -0.2% | 2.7% |
| 2006 | -784.6% | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | -659.2% | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | +473.4% | -0.2% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.6% | -3.8% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -4.1% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Brazil?
- Change in minimum river flow in Brazil was -4.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.1% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Brazil ranks 137th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 154.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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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