Change in minimum river flow in Kuwait
Kuwait: Change in minimum river flow was 103.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Kuwait, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Kuwait is 103.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 264.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Kuwait peaked at 103.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -76.3%, in 2013.
Kuwait ranks 2nd of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36.0% | — |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +79.5% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -59.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -37.8% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -22.1% |
| 2010 | -41.6% | -429.3% |
| 2011 | -57.1% | +37.1% |
| 2012 | -72.9% | +27.6% |
| 2013 | -76.3% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | -63.0% | -17.5% |
| 2015 | -28.3% | -55.1% |
| 2016 | -38.3% | +35.5% |
| 2017 | -37.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | -36.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | -49.8% | +36.9% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -168.1% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +46.4% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +43.0% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 103.5% | +22.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 103.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.8%. (74 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 103.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.5%. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Kuwait 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 | -429.3% | 12.6% | -41.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 12.6% | 64.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | -50.1% | -76.3% | -28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 33.9% | 103.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Saudi Arabia 115.5% compare
- 3 Suriname 85.7% compare
- 4 French Guiana 81.7% compare
- 5 Guam 63.8% compare
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 67.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Kuwait?
- Change in minimum river flow in Kuwait was 103.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 103.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -76.3% in 2013.
- How does Kuwait rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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