Change in minimum river flow in Eritrea
Eritrea: Change in minimum river flow was 5.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Eritrea, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Eritrea stood at 5.0%.
The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and up 126.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Eritrea peaked at 19.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -19.7%, in 2013.
Eritrea ranks 96th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.3% | — |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -51.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +32.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +41.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +48.9% |
| 2010 | -10.6% | -708.1% |
| 2011 | -11.3% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | -11.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | -19.7% | +72.2% |
| 2014 | -18.6% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | -3.4% | -81.4% |
| 2016 | -1.2% | -64.3% |
| 2017 | -5.0% | +309.1% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -259.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -68.5% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -20.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 5.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.4%, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 5.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -708.1% | 1.7% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | -309.1% | -1.2% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | -6.3% | -19.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 5.0% | 19.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More development goals data for Eritrea
- Red List Index 0.9007 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 13,442 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 42.7 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Eritrea?
- Change in minimum river flow in Eritrea was 5.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.7% in 2013.
- How does Eritrea rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Eritrea ranks 96th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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