Change in minimum river flow in Greece
Greece: Change in minimum river flow was -11.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Greece, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Greece stood at -11.4%.
That represents a change of down 470.2% on the previous year and down 495.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Greece peaked at 17.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -23.8%, in 2005.
That places Greece 167th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -23.8% | — |
| 2006 | -1.5% | -93.6% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -1005.2% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -70.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -32.0% |
| 2012 | -4.7% | -168.0% |
| 2013 | -3.6% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -179.8% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +129.3% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +61.3% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +49.5% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -36.3% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +66.9% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -58.9% |
| 2021 | -8.8% | -225.5% |
| 2022 | -6.1% | -30.6% |
| 2023 | -2.0% | -67.0% |
| 2024 | -11.4% | +470.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's -11.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.8%, 6.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's -11.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -5.1%, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1005.2% | -1.5% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | -23.8% | 13.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | -4.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.3% | -11.4% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More development goals data for Greece
- Red List Index 0.7929 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.02 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,139 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 40 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Greece?
- Change in minimum river flow in Greece was -11.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.8% in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Greece ranks 167th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 495.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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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