Change in minimum river flow in Morocco
Morocco: Change in minimum river flow was -66.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Morocco, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded -66.8% for change in minimum river flow in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 50.1% on the previous year and down 167.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Morocco peaked at 98.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -66.8%, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 216th of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -42.6% | — |
| 2006 | -39.7% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | -34.2% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | -35.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | -52.8% | +48.3% |
| 2010 | -23.1% | -56.3% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | -275.0% |
| 2012 | 66.3% | +64.1% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +41.3% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -79.6% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -67.2% |
| 2020 | -0.8% | -127.4% |
| 2021 | -41.4% | +5155.4% |
| 2022 | -37.4% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | -44.5% | +19.0% |
| 2024 | -66.8% | +50.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's -66.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%. (43 countries reporting)
- Morocco's -66.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.5%, 128.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Morocco 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 | -5155.4% | -0.8% | -41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -41.0% | -52.8% | -34.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | -23.1% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -38.2% | -66.8% | -0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 213 Dominica -59.1% compare
- 214 Saint Lucia -62.0% compare
- 215 Tunisia -66.0% compare
- 217 Saint Martin (French Part) -73.6% compare
- 217 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -73.6% compare
- 219 Kiribati -80.1% compare
More development goals data for Morocco
- Red List Index 0.7722 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.74 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 706.2 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 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,215 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Morocco?
- Change in minimum river flow in Morocco was -66.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -66.8% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Morocco ranks 216th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 167.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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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