Change in minimum river flow in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Change in minimum river flow was 11.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 11.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 14.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -15.6%, in 2006.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th 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 Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -15.1% | — |
| 2006 | -15.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | -13.2% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | -10.3% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | -5.5% | -46.7% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | -96.2% |
| 2011 | -2.3% | +1030.6% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -184.4% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +273.6% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +47.1% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -51.1% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +54.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -38.1% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +264.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +35.9% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1030.6% | -0.2% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.9% | -15.6% | -5.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | -2.3% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 3.0% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 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
- 11 Guyana 50.5% compare
More development goals data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Red List Index 0.7251 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 268.84 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,243 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 187 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 183 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 178 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 242 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 244 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 245 (2025)
- Infant deaths 32,047 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Change in minimum river flow in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 11.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.6% in 2006.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 8th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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