Change in minimum river flow in Chile
Chile: Change in minimum river flow was -11.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Chile, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Chile stood at -11.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.2% on the previous year and down 207.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Chile peaked at 11.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -11.8%, in 2024.
That places Chile 169th 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -2.8% | — |
| 2006 | -2.3% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | -93.4% |
| 2008 | -0.6% | +279.8% |
| 2009 | -5.0% | +747.4% |
| 2010 | -2.0% | -60.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -403.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +66.3% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -77.3% |
| 2017 | -6.9% | -440.8% |
| 2018 | -5.6% | -18.9% |
| 2019 | -4.1% | -26.4% |
| 2020 | -4.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | -4.9% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | -93.3% |
| 2023 | -7.6% | +2240.6% |
| 2024 | -11.8% | +55.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's -11.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.8%, 6.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's -11.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -28.3%, 42% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -2240.6% | -0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | -747.4% | -0.6% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.2% | -5.0% | -0.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -6.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.7% | -11.8% | -0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More development goals data for Chile
- Red List Index 0.7675 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,272 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 91 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 91 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 78 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 63 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,009 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Chile?
- Change in minimum river flow in Chile was -11.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.8% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Chile ranks 169th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 207.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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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