Change in minimum river flow in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Change in minimum river flow was -48.1% in 2024. β Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Puerto Rico, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Puerto Rico stood at -48.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 219.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Puerto Rico peaked at 47.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -48.1%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 191st out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.2% | -45.2% | 38.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | -31.6% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -28.9% | -48.1% | -12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 188 Dominican Republic -45.4% compare
- 189 Cayman Islands -46.1% compare
- 190 Bahrain -46.6% compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands -53.4% compare
- 193 Haiti -56.5% compare
- 194 Portugal -57.3% compare
More development goals data for Puerto Rico
- Red List Index 0.6999 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14,975 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.86 ltpureal (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 7.60 million tonnes (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 2.34 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Puerto Rico?
- Change in minimum river flow in Puerto Rico was -48.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.1% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Puerto Rico ranks 191st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 219.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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