Change in minimum river flow in Ghana
Ghana: Change in minimum river flow was 58.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Ghana, 2005–2024
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 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.3% | — |
| 2006 | -15.9% | -471.4% |
| 2007 | -20.4% | +28.2% |
| 2008 | -21.4% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | -15.9% | -25.6% |
| 2010 | -20.1% | +26.5% |
| 2011 | -8.2% | -59.1% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -222.5% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -43.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -53.7% |
| 2016 | -5.8% | -319.9% |
| 2017 | -6.4% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | -0.9% | -85.9% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -73.2% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -5526.0% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +93.6% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | +39.6% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +37.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 58.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 8.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 58.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +5526.0% | -0.2% | 13.2% |
| 2006 | -471.4% | 4.3% | -15.9% |
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 South Africa 54.6% compare
- 8 Gambia 53.8% compare
- 9 New Caledonia 53.2% 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 226 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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