Change in minimum river flow in Guinea
Guinea: Change in minimum river flow was 16.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Guinea, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Guinea stood at 16.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.1% on the previous year and up 433.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Guinea peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -7.3%, in 2008.
Guinea ranks 57th of 226 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.4% | — |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -70.9% |
| 2007 | -2.8% | -249.8% |
| 2008 | -7.3% | +162.7% |
| 2009 | -6.9% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | -6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | -2.5% | -63.9% |
| 2012 | -2.3% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -211.5% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -49.6% |
| 2016 | -5.8% | -482.7% |
| 2017 | -6.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -3.3% | -46.9% |
| 2019 | -4.9% | +50.8% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | -77.8% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -585.3% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +82.7% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +25.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 16.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 16.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 72% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +585.3% | -1.1% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.7% | -7.3% | 6.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.5% | -6.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | -1.1% | 16.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 54 El Salvador 17.5% compare
- 55 Uganda 17.1% compare
- 56 Czechia 16.6% compare
- 58 Jersey 16.0% compare
- 59 Trinidad and Tobago 15.2% compare
- 60 South Sudan 14.7% compare
More development goals data for Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8805 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 294.82 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 232.96 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 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,994 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Guinea?
- Change in minimum river flow in Guinea was 16.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3% in 2008.
- How does Guinea rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Guinea ranks 57th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 433.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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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