Change in minimum river flow in Ghana
Ghana: Change in minimum river flow was 58.0% in 2024. β Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Ghana, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Ghana is 58.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 37.7% on the previous year and up 918.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Ghana peaked at 58.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -21.4%, in 2008.
That places Ghana 6th 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 | -13.8% | -21.4% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -20.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 13.2% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 3 Suriname 85.7% compare
- 4 French Guiana 81.7% compare
- 5 Guam 63.8% compare
- 7 Gambia 53.8% compare
- 8 New Caledonia 53.2% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 52.1% compare
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Ghana?
- Change in minimum river flow in Ghana was 58.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.4% in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Ghana ranks 6th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 918.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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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