Change in minimum river flow in Chad
Chad: Change in minimum river flow was -9.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Chad, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Chad is -9.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 62.7% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Chad peaked at 38.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -35.7%, in 2021.
That places Chad 157th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.1% | — |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -55.9% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -52.5% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +73.2% |
| 2010 | -1.6% | -115.0% |
| 2011 | -12.3% | +675.3% |
| 2012 | -7.5% | -39.6% |
| 2013 | -10.6% | +41.8% |
| 2014 | -5.3% | -49.9% |
| 2015 | -1.1% | -78.4% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -656.2% |
| 2017 | -11.6% | -283.3% |
| 2018 | -16.9% | +44.9% |
| 2019 | -34.6% | +104.8% |
| 2020 | -35.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | -35.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | -23.6% | -34.0% |
| 2023 | -24.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | -9.0% | -62.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's -9.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.4%. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's -9.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -675.3% | -1.6% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | +656.2% | -1.1% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 6.1% | 38.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | -9.5% | -34.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -25.5% | -35.7% | -9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 154 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -8.0% compare
- 155 Algeria -8.6% compare
- 156 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -8.7% compare
- 158 Tajikistan -9.1% compare
- 159 Madagascar -9.3% compare
- 160 Montenegro -9.5% compare
More development goals data for Chad
- Red List Index 0.9456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 70.05 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 72.22 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Infant deaths 47,333 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Chad?
- Change in minimum river flow in Chad was -9.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.7% in 2021.
- How does Chad rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Chad ranks 157th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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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