Change in minimum river flow in Somalia
Somalia: Change in minimum river flow was -16.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Somalia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Somalia is -16.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1,965.8% on the previous year and down 458.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Somalia peaked at 19.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -20.4%, in 2005.
That places Somalia 178th out of 226 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.
Change in minimum river flow in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -20.4% | — |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -103.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +1980.2% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -58.4% |
| 2012 | -3.2% | -150.9% |
| 2013 | -10.2% | +219.9% |
| 2014 | -2.9% | -71.9% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -368.2% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -83.9% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +982.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -92.4% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +903.4% |
| 2020 | -2.3% | -122.4% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -721.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -49.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -88.0% |
| 2024 | -16.0% | -1965.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -16.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.4%. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -16.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1980.2% | 0.9% | 19.2% |
| 2024 | -1965.8% | 0.9% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | +982.4% | 1.2% | 13.4% |
| 2019 | +903.4% | 1.0% | 10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | -20.4% | 19.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | -10.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -16.0% | 14.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,397 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Somalia?
- Change in minimum river flow in Somalia was -16.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.4% in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Somalia ranks 178th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 458.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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