Change in minimum river flow in India
India: Change in minimum river flow was 3.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in India, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 3.8% for change in minimum river flow in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 121.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in India peaked at 4.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -4.1%, in 2011.
That places India 102nd 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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.7% | — |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | -1.2% | -163.6% |
| 2008 | -3.6% | +208.8% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -93.4% |
| 2010 | -2.7% | +1037.8% |
| 2011 | -4.1% | +49.5% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -143.8% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +172.2% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -65.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +136.5% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | -109.1% |
| 2018 | -2.2% | +469.9% |
| 2019 | -2.8% | +28.3% |
| 2020 | -3.0% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -130.1% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +155.5% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +88.0% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -12.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 54% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 3.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.8%, 2.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -1037.8% | -0.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.3% | -3.6% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -4.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -3.0% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 99 Costa Rica 4.8% compare
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- 103 Solomon Islands 3.2% compare
- 104 Poland 2.7% compare
- 105 Syrian Arab Republic 2.6% compare
- 105 Syria 2.6% compare
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in India?
- Change in minimum river flow in India was 3.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.1% in 2011.
- How does India rank for change in minimum river flow?
- India ranks 102nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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