Change in minimum river flow in Fiji
Fiji: Change in minimum river flow was 18.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Fiji, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Fiji is 18.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Fiji peaked at 23.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -17.0%, in 2019.
Fiji ranks 51st of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -13.7% | — |
| 2006 | -15.2% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | -16.6% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | -11.9% | -28.5% |
| 2009 | -3.9% | -67.5% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -202.1% |
| 2011 | -5.9% | -250.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -168.6% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +357.1% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -61.4% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -57.2% |
| 2018 | -14.0% | -374.7% |
| 2019 | -17.0% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -103.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +2115.2% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | -7.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 18.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%. (50 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 18.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2115.2% | 0.6% | 14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -12.3% | -16.6% | -3.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | -17.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 0.6% | 19.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More development goals data for Fiji
- Red List Index 0.7402 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 29.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 587.86 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 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 389 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Fiji?
- Change in minimum river flow in Fiji was 18.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.0% in 2019.
- How does Fiji rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Fiji ranks 51st out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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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