Change in minimum river flow in Gabon
Gabon: Change in minimum river flow was 39.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Gabon, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Gabon is 39.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 351.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Gabon peaked at 39.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -15.7%, in 2014.
That places Gabon 25th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.0% | — |
| 2006 | -6.6% | -166.3% |
| 2007 | -6.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | -0.6% | -91.4% |
| 2009 | -7.5% | +1201.8% |
| 2010 | -8.3% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | -4.6% | -44.8% |
| 2012 | -8.3% | +81.7% |
| 2013 | -12.7% | +52.6% |
| 2014 | -15.7% | +23.2% |
| 2015 | -14.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | -13.8% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | -3.7% | -73.2% |
| 2018 | -0.8% | -77.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -419.1% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +387.6% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +111.6% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +3.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 39.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 39.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1201.8% | -0.6% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.3% | -7.5% | 10.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | -8.0% | -15.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 13.0% | 39.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 22 Mali 40.3% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 39.9% compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 39.9% compare
- 26 Palau 36.9% compare
- 27 Timor-Leste 35.8% compare
- 27 East Timor 35.8% compare
More development goals data for Gabon
- Red List Index 0.9501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 616.34 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,777 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Gabon?
- Change in minimum river flow in Gabon was 39.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.7% in 2014.
- How does Gabon rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Gabon ranks 25th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 351.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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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