Change in minimum river flow in Eswatini
Eswatini: Change in minimum river flow was 17.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Eswatini, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Eswatini is 17.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 148.0% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Eswatini peaked at 62.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -59.5%, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 53rd out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 62.3% | — |
| 2006 | -11.0% | -117.7% |
| 2007 | -27.3% | +147.7% |
| 2008 | -27.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | -13.0% | -51.9% |
| 2010 | -11.5% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -135.6% |
| 2012 | -1.6% | -140.1% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -505.5% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +41.5% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | -13.1% | -251.4% |
| 2017 | -32.1% | +144.2% |
| 2018 | -37.8% | +17.7% |
| 2019 | -46.8% | +24.1% |
| 2020 | -59.5% | +27.0% |
| 2021 | -42.7% | -28.3% |
| 2022 | -27.6% | -35.3% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -125.7% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +148.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 17.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 17.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Eswatini 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 | +505.5% | -1.6% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.2% | -27.3% | 62.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | -11.4% | -46.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -21.0% | -59.5% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More development goals data for Eswatini
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.89 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,105 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,236 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Eswatini?
- Change in minimum river flow in Eswatini was 17.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.5% in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Eswatini ranks 53rd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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