Change in minimum river flow in Thailand
Thailand: Change in minimum river flow was -16.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Thailand, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Thailand stood at -16.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 61.1% on the previous year and down 583.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Thailand peaked at 6.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -16.0%, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 179th of 226 countries on this measure, 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5% | — |
| 2006 | -1.4% | -139.1% |
| 2007 | -3.0% | +122.8% |
| 2008 | -2.5% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | -0.7% | -71.9% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -762.7% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +91.8% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | -2.3% | -136.4% |
| 2015 | -4.5% | +90.2% |
| 2016 | -4.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | -8.9% | +92.9% |
| 2018 | -9.4% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | -4.0% | -57.7% |
| 2020 | -3.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | -7.6% | +100.5% |
| 2022 | -10.4% | +37.1% |
| 2023 | -10.0% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | -16.0% | +61.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -16.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.0%, 2.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -16.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +762.7% | -0.7% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8% | -3.0% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -9.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.5% | -16.0% | -3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More development goals data for Thailand
- Red List Index 0.8362 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4342 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,865 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 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,526 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Thailand?
- Change in minimum river flow in Thailand 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.0% in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Thailand ranks 179th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 583.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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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