Change in minimum river flow in Guyana
Guyana: Change in minimum river flow was 50.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Guyana, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Guyana is 50.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 187.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Guyana peaked at 50.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -25.4%, in 2006.
That places Guyana 11th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -23.0% | — |
| 2006 | -25.4% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | -14.6% | -42.5% |
| 2008 | -8.2% | -44.2% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -123.9% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +168.4% |
| 2011 | -3.2% | -160.7% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -329.3% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +138.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -95.8% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +124.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -94.1% |
| 2020 | -0.9% | -807.2% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -697.5% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +417.1% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | +63.0% |
| 2024 | 50.5% | +11.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 50.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.8%. (74 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 50.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -28.3%. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Guyana 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 | -807.2% | 0.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -13.9% | -25.4% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | -3.2% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | -0.9% | 50.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 8 Gambia 53.8% compare
- 9 New Caledonia 53.2% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 52.1% compare
- 12 Zambia 47.2% compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 46.5% compare
- 14 Senegal 44.9% compare
More development goals data for Guyana
- Red List Index 0.7279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 459.03 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 385 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Guyana?
- Change in minimum river flow in Guyana was 50.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.4% in 2006.
- How does Guyana rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Guyana ranks 11th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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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