Change in minimum river flow in Dominica
Dominica: Change in minimum river flow was -59.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Dominica, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Dominica is -59.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 168.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Dominica peaked at 86.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -81.6%, in 2005.
Dominica ranks 213th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -81.6% | — |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -116.3% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +200.7% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | -48.3% | -197.8% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -136.2% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +330.2% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | -5.0% | -105.8% |
| 2018 | -48.0% | +864.3% |
| 2019 | -62.9% | +31.1% |
| 2020 | -51.8% | -17.7% |
| 2021 | -52.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | -41.2% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | -62.6% | +52.1% |
| 2024 | -59.1% | -5.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's -59.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%, 9.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominica's -59.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -28.3%, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Dominica 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 | -864.3% | -5.0% | -48.0% |
| 2013 | +330.2% | 17.5% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | -197.8% | 49.4% | -48.3% |
| 2007 | +200.7% | 13.3% | 40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | -81.6% | 54.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | -62.9% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -53.4% | -62.6% | -41.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More development goals data for Dominica
- Red List Index 0.6476 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 136.44 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 455.29 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Dominica?
- Change in minimum river flow in Dominica was -59.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -81.6% in 2005.
- How does Dominica rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Dominica ranks 213th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 168.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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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