Change in minimum river flow in Palau
Palau: Change in minimum river flow was 36.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Palau, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Palau stood at 36.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.4% on the previous year and up 127.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Palau peaked at 36.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -27.5%, in 2020.
Palau ranks 26th of 226 countries 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.0% | — |
| 2006 | -7.2% | -160.0% |
| 2007 | -18.4% | +156.4% |
| 2008 | -21.7% | +17.7% |
| 2009 | -10.6% | -51.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -111.4% |
| 2011 | -1.5% | -226.6% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -675.3% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +144.2% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -22.3% |
| 2017 | -16.1% | -244.0% |
| 2018 | -15.3% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | -15.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | -27.5% | +79.1% |
| 2021 | -14.7% | -46.6% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -218.4% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +38.0% |
| 2024 | 36.9% | +53.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 36.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.8%. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 36.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%, 4.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +675.3% | -1.5% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.2% | -21.7% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | -16.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | -27.5% | 36.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 39.9% compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 39.9% compare
- 25 Gabon 39.4% compare
- 27 Timor-Leste 35.8% compare
- 27 East Timor 35.8% compare
- 29 Mongolia 34.9% compare
More development goals data for Palau
- Red List Index 0.8296 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 180.35 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)
- Infant deaths 4 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 4 (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Palau?
- Change in minimum river flow in Palau was 36.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.5% in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Palau ranks 26th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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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