Change in minimum river flow in Gambia
Gambia: Change in minimum river flow was 53.8% in 2024. β Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Gambia, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Gambia stood at 53.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 112.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Gambia peaked at 53.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -40.2%, in 2008.
That places Gambia 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -24.1% | -40.2% | -1.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -28.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 9.8% | 53.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 4 French Guiana 81.7% compare
- 5 Guam 63.8% compare
- 6 Ghana 58.0% compare
- 8 New Caledonia 53.2% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 52.1% compare
- 10 Guyana 50.5% compare
More development goals data for Gambia
- Red List Index 0.9704 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 281.27 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,674 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,891 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.4818 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Gambia?
- Change in minimum river flow in Gambia was 53.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.2% in 2008.
- How does Gambia rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Gambia ranks 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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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