Change in minimum river flow in Mauritania
Mauritania: Change in minimum river flow was 41.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Mauritania, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 41.0% 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 30.3% on the previous year and up 210.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Mauritania peaked at 41.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -11.3%, in 2010.
Mauritania ranks 21st 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.6% | — |
| 2006 | -2.1% | -145.1% |
| 2007 | -5.3% | +157.6% |
| 2008 | -5.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -142.1% |
| 2010 | -11.3% | -603.2% |
| 2011 | -6.4% | -43.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -164.9% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +282.4% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -49.0% |
| 2016 | -3.7% | -155.5% |
| 2017 | -8.7% | +134.4% |
| 2018 | -5.1% | -41.3% |
| 2019 | -10.0% | +95.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -100.5% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +31785.0% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +84.3% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +30.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 41.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 5.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 41.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Mauritania 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 | +31785.0% | 0.1% | 17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.2% | -5.4% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -11.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 0.1% | 41.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More development goals data for Mauritania
- Red List Index 0.967 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 716.05 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 110.31 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Mauritania?
- Change in minimum river flow in Mauritania was 41.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.3% in 2010.
- How does Mauritania rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Mauritania ranks 21st out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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