Change in minimum river flow in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Change in minimum river flow was 7.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 7.1% for change in minimum river flow in 2024.
The figure is down 56.8% on the previous year and up 152.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 21.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -14.7%, in 2016.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 88th of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.9% | — |
| 2006 | -1.6% | -111.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -127.9% |
| 2008 | -2.6% | -676.7% |
| 2009 | -7.9% | +200.3% |
| 2010 | -10.6% | +33.5% |
| 2011 | -7.6% | -28.2% |
| 2012 | -9.2% | +20.4% |
| 2013 | -9.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | -13.5% | +46.8% |
| 2015 | -14.4% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | -14.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | -9.9% | -32.8% |
| 2018 | -3.7% | -62.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -169.0% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +334.2% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +80.3% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -56.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 7.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 7.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -676.7% | 0.5% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | -7.9% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | -9.0% | -14.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 7.1% | 21.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More development goals data for Equatorial Guinea
- Red List Index 0.7829 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.33 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,033 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,632 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,490 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.28 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 3,727 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Equatorial Guinea?
- Change in minimum river flow in Equatorial Guinea was 7.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.7% in 2016.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 88th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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