Change in minimum river flow in Senegal
Senegal: Change in minimum river flow was 44.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Senegal, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 44.9% for change in minimum river flow in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 175.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Senegal peaked at 44.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -13.3%, in 2008.
Senegal ranks 14th of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6% | — |
| 2006 | -6.7% | -1163.7% |
| 2007 | -11.6% | +73.7% |
| 2008 | -13.3% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | -3.6% | -72.8% |
| 2010 | -12.2% | +237.1% |
| 2011 | -4.9% | -60.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -247.1% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +166.8% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -37.1% |
| 2016 | -1.7% | -116.8% |
| 2017 | -8.2% | +377.9% |
| 2018 | -4.3% | -47.6% |
| 2019 | -8.8% | +104.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -115.4% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +1314.6% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +87.7% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | +23.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 44.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 6.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 44.9% 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 Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1314.6% | 1.4% | 19.2% |
| 2006 | -1163.7% | 0.6% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.9% | -13.3% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -12.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 1.4% | 44.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More development goals data for Senegal
- Red List Index 0.9773 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 68.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 199.23 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 15,406 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Senegal?
- Change in minimum river flow in Senegal was 44.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.3% in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Senegal ranks 14th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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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