Change in minimum river flow in Gambia
Gambia: Change in minimum river flow was 53.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Gambia, 2005–2024
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 8th out of 226 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.
Change in minimum river flow in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.2% | — |
| 2006 | -17.8% | +1342.5% |
| 2007 | -31.5% | +76.6% |
| 2008 | -40.2% | +27.7% |
| 2009 | -29.7% | -26.2% |
| 2010 | -28.6% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | -13.0% | -54.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -159.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +169.7% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -89.5% |
| 2017 | -7.9% | -473.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -107.5% |
| 2019 | -3.3% | -661.2% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -395.2% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +230.6% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | +65.2% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +3.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 53.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.4%, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 53.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -1342.5% | -1.2% | -17.8% |
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
- 5 Guam 63.8% compare
- 6 Ghana 58.0% compare
- 7 South Africa 54.6% compare
- 9 New Caledonia 53.2% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 52.1% compare
- 11 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 8th out of 226 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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