Change in minimum river flow in Niger
Niger: Change in minimum river flow was 44.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Niger, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Niger stood at 44.1%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.4% on the previous year and up 203.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Niger peaked at 44.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -15.6%, in 2008.
That places Niger 18th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.5% | — |
| 2006 | -4.1% | -135.9% |
| 2007 | -13.1% | +219.6% |
| 2008 | -15.6% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | -11.3% | -27.6% |
| 2010 | -9.7% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -112.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +780.3% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +81.3% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -28.1% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | -107.8% |
| 2017 | -7.3% | +791.7% |
| 2018 | -12.3% | +69.5% |
| 2019 | -15.4% | +24.9% |
| 2020 | -12.2% | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -134.7% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +450.9% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +35.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 44.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.4%, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 44.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -791.7% | -0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | +780.3% | 1.2% | 10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.5% | -15.6% | 11.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -15.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | -12.2% | 44.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More development goals data for Niger
- Red List Index 0.9279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 110.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.92 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,909 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Niger?
- Change in minimum river flow in Niger was 44.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.6% in 2008.
- How does Niger rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Niger ranks 18th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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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