Change in minimum river flow in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Change in minimum river flow was 52.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 52.1% for change in minimum river flow in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 46.5% on the previous year and up 124.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Burkina Faso peaked at 52.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -29.5%, in 2008.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.0% | — |
| 2006 | -11.8% | -248.0% |
| 2007 | -25.0% | +112.1% |
| 2008 | -29.5% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | -16.6% | -43.7% |
| 2010 | -25.8% | +55.6% |
| 2011 | -9.5% | -63.3% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -306.9% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -73.5% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | -106.4% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -708.6% |
| 2019 | -10.1% | -515.5% |
| 2020 | -5.8% | -42.7% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -228.7% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +265.5% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +30.3% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +46.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 52.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.4%, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 52.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +708.6% | -0.4% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -15.0% | -29.5% | 8.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | -25.8% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | -5.8% | 52.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 7 South Africa 54.6% compare
- 8 Gambia 53.8% compare
- 9 New Caledonia 53.2% compare
- 11 Guyana 50.5% compare
- 12 Zambia 47.2% compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 46.5% compare
More development goals data for Burkina Faso
- Red List Index 0.9836 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 694.47 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 86.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,762 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Burkina Faso?
- Change in minimum river flow in Burkina Faso was 52.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.5% in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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