Change in minimum river flow in Madagascar
Madagascar: Change in minimum river flow was -9.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Madagascar, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Madagascar stood at -9.3%.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Madagascar peaked at 10.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -13.1%, in 2015.
Madagascar ranks 159th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.3% | — |
| 2006 | -4.4% | -201.9% |
| 2007 | -4.7% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -101.6% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +9543.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -36.6% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +87.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -47.3% |
| 2014 | -4.8% | -184.5% |
| 2015 | -13.1% | +171.9% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -116.9% |
| 2017 | -0.7% | -133.7% |
| 2018 | -5.0% | +573.6% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -37015.4% |
| 2021 | -7.6% | -277.3% |
| 2022 | -8.9% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | -7.8% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | -9.3% | +18.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -9.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.4%. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -9.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Madagascar 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 | +37015.4% | -0.0% | 4.3% |
| 2009 | +9543.0% | 0.1% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | -4.7% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -13.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.9% | -9.3% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 156 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -8.7% compare
- 157 Chad -9.0% compare
- 158 Tajikistan -9.1% compare
- 160 Montenegro -9.5% compare
- 161 Bulgaria -9.5% compare
- 162 Mexico -10.1% compare
More development goals data for Madagascar
- Red List Index 0.724 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.83 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 42,981 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Madagascar?
- Change in minimum river flow in Madagascar was -9.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.1% in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Madagascar ranks 159th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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