Change in minimum river flow in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Change in minimum river flow was -10.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Kazakhstan, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Kazakhstan is -10.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Kazakhstan peaked at 11.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -13.7%, in 2011.
Kazakhstan ranks 163rd of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.5% | — |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -23.8% |
| 2008 | -2.3% | -128.6% |
| 2009 | -7.8% | +234.9% |
| 2010 | -13.5% | +72.6% |
| 2011 | -13.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | -12.0% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | -11.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | -11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | -7.6% | -33.6% |
| 2016 | -7.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | -2.7% | -64.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -289.4% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +97.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -29.2% |
| 2022 | -1.9% | -128.1% |
| 2023 | -10.5% | +448.6% |
| 2024 | -10.1% | -3.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's -10.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's -10.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -5.1%, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -448.6% | -1.9% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | +289.4% | -2.7% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | -7.8% | 11.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | -6.5% | -13.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -10.5% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 160 Montenegro -9.5% compare
- 161 Bulgaria -9.5% compare
- 162 Mexico -10.1% compare
- 164 San Marino -10.5% compare
- 165 Romania -10.7% compare
- 166 Turkmenistan -11.4% compare
More development goals data for Kazakhstan
- Red List Index 0.893 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 19.87 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,362 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 75 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 75 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,006 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Kazakhstan?
- Change in minimum river flow in Kazakhstan was -10.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.7% in 2011.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Kazakhstan ranks 163rd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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