Change in minimum river flow in Northern America
Northern America: Change in minimum river flow was 11.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Northern America, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Northern America stood at 11.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 362.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Northern America peaked at 17.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -7.3%, in 2005.
Northern America ranks 7th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -7.3% | — |
| 2006 | -4.8% | -34.5% |
| 2007 | -2.0% | -57.2% |
| 2008 | -4.6% | +124.8% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -25.4% |
| 2010 | -1.5% | -55.9% |
| 2011 | -2.6% | +72.3% |
| 2012 | -2.9% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | -2.3% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | -4.4% | +95.7% |
| 2015 | -3.8% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | -2.3% | -39.1% |
| 2017 | -1.8% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -348.6% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +95.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +27.1% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -18.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +348.6% | -1.8% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.4% | -7.3% | -2.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -4.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 11.6% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 4 French Guiana 81.7% compare
- 5 Guam 63.8% compare
- 6 Ghana 58.0% compare
- 7 South Africa 54.6% compare
- 8 Gambia 53.8% compare
- 9 New Caledonia 53.2% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 52.1% compare
More development goals data for Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8282 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4561 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,615 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Northern America?
- Change in minimum river flow in Northern America was 11.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3% in 2005.
- How does Northern America rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 362.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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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