Change in minimum river flow in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Change in minimum river flow was -5.6% in 2024. β Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Southern Europe, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Southern Europe is -5.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and down 197.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Southern Europe peaked at 17.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -12.8%, in 2008.
Southern Europe ranks 33rd of 39 groups on this measure, 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 | -5.1% | -12.8% | -0.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | -5.4% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.6% | -10.2% | -5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 31.6% compare
- 31 Northern Mariana Islands 31.0% compare
- 32 Brunei Darussalam 29.6% compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 29.2% compare
- 34 Micronesia 25.3% compare
- 35 Mozambique 24.9% compare
- 36 Liechtenstein 23.5% compare
More development goals data for Southern Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 65.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,974 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 153 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 136 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 698 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 738 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.06 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 201.9 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Southern Europe?
- Change in minimum river flow in Southern Europe was -5.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.8% in 2008.
- How does Southern Europe rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Southern Europe ranks 33rd out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 197.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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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