Change in minimum river flow in Kiribati
Kiribati: Change in minimum river flow was -80.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Kiribati, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Kiribati stood at -80.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Kiribati peaked at 171.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -91.6%, in 2013.
That places Kiribati 219th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 167.6% | — |
| 2006 | 171.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 171.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -73.1% | -142.7% |
| 2009 | -75.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | -90.1% | +20.2% |
| 2011 | -91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | -90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | -91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -90.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | -81.2% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | -1.5% | -98.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -159.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -41.1% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -187.6% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -920.6% |
| 2021 | -77.6% | -2178.4% |
| 2022 | -80.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | -80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | -80.1% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's -80.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's -80.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Kiribati 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 | -2178.4% | 3.7% | -77.6% |
| 2020 | +920.6% | -0.5% | 3.7% |
| 2019 | -187.6% | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | +159.7% | -1.5% | 0.9% |
| 2008 | -142.7% | 171.1% | -73.1% |
| 2016 | +98.2% | -81.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.4% | -75.0% | 171.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | -53.6% | -91.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -62.8% | -80.1% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 216 Morocco -66.8% compare
- 217 Saint Martin (French Part) -73.6% compare
- 217 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -73.6% compare
- 220 Anguilla -81.0% compare
- 221 Guadeloupe -82.0% compare
- 222 Antigua and Barbuda -82.8% compare
More development goals data for Kiribati
- Red List Index 0.7691 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.66 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 95.9 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 132 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Kiribati?
- Change in minimum river flow in Kiribati was -80.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 171.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -91.6% in 2013.
- How does Kiribati rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Kiribati ranks 219th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).