Change in minimum river flow in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Change in minimum river flow was 31.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 31.6% for change in minimum river flow in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 738.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 31.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -15.2%, in 2008.
That places Guinea-Bissau 33rd out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -2.6% | — |
| 2006 | -7.4% | +186.6% |
| 2007 | -11.8% | +58.6% |
| 2008 | -15.2% | +29.0% |
| 2009 | -13.1% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | -13.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | -10.0% | -25.3% |
| 2012 | -4.7% | -53.0% |
| 2013 | -1.0% | -78.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -473.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | -2.1% | -168.2% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | -69.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -716.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +293.5% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +77.8% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +7.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 31.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.4%, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 31.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +716.4% | -0.6% | 3.9% |
| 2014 | +473.3% | -1.0% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -10.0% | -15.2% | -2.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.8% | -13.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 12.9% | 31.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 30 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 32.5% compare
- 31 Benin 31.9% compare
- 32 Togo 31.6% compare
- 34 Northern Mariana Islands 31.0% compare
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 29.6% compare
- 35 Brunei 29.6% compare
More development goals data for Guinea-Bissau
- Red List Index 0.938 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 84.84 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 74.67 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,710 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Guinea-Bissau?
- Change in minimum river flow in Guinea-Bissau was 31.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.2% in 2008.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 738.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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