Change in minimum river flow in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Change in minimum river flow was 14.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in North Macedonia is 14.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in North Macedonia peaked at 34.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -27.2%, in 2005.
That places North Macedonia 62nd out of 226 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.
Change in minimum river flow in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -27.2% | — |
| 2006 | -17.0% | -37.5% |
| 2007 | -1.1% | -93.6% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -492.0% |
| 2009 | -9.0% | -310.7% |
| 2010 | -3.7% | -58.6% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -285.0% |
| 2012 | -4.7% | -168.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -228.3% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +153.1% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +38.4% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +74.7% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +27.7% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -67.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | -101.5% |
| 2022 | -3.7% | +2413.6% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -447.2% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +10.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 14.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%. (50 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 14.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -5.1%. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -2413.6% | -0.1% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -10.0% | -27.2% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | -4.7% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | -3.7% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 59 Trinidad and Tobago 15.2% compare
- 60 South Sudan 14.7% compare
- 61 Malawi 14.7% compare
- 63 United States 14.0% compare
- 64 Sweden 13.9% compare
- 65 United Arab Emirates 13.7% compare
More development goals data for North Macedonia
- Red List Index 0.9301 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 106.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,061 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 41 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in North Macedonia?
- Change in minimum river flow in North Macedonia was 14.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.2% in 2005.
- How does North Macedonia rank for change in minimum river flow?
- North Macedonia ranks 62nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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