Change in minimum river flow in Djibouti
Djibouti: Change in minimum river flow was -1.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Djibouti, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Djibouti stood at -1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Djibouti peaked at 1.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 2019.
That places Djibouti 121st 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.2% | — |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -27.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -32.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +82.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -40.5% |
| 2013 | -0.6% | -306.6% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | +51.8% |
| 2015 | -0.8% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | +21.3% |
| 2017 | -1.2% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | -1.4% | +19.8% |
| 2019 | -1.6% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | -30.4% |
| 2021 | -1.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | -1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | -1.2% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | -1.4% | +14.2% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's -1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%. (43 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's -1.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.5%, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -306.6% | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | +82.1% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.6% | -1.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -1.4% | -1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 118 Cameroon -0.9% compare
- 119 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -1.0% compare
- 120 Switzerland -1.1% compare
- 122 Honduras -1.4% compare
- 123 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.9% compare
- 124 Guernsey -2.2% compare
More development goals data for Djibouti
- Red List Index 0.8231 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 177.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 136.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,033 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Djibouti?
- Change in minimum river flow in Djibouti was -1.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Djibouti ranks 121st out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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