Change in minimum river flow in Malawi
Malawi: Change in minimum river flow was 14.7% in 2024. β Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Malawi, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 14.7% for change in minimum river flow in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1,598.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Malawi peaked at 14.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -6.5%, in 2008.
That places Malawi 57th out of 210 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.1% | -6.5% | -3.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -3.5% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 4.9% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 54 Jersey 16.0% compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 15.2% compare
- 56 South Sudan 14.7% compare
- 58 North Macedonia 14.0% compare
- 59 Sweden 13.9% compare
- 60 United Arab Emirates 13.7% compare
More development goals data for Malawi
- Red List Index 0.8845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Malawi?
- Change in minimum river flow in Malawi was 14.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.5% in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Malawi ranks 57th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,598.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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