Change in minimum river flow in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Change in minimum river flow was 35.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Timor-Leste, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Timor-Leste stood at 35.8%.
The figure is up 30.0% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Timor-Leste peaked at 51.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -30.5%, in 2006.
That places Timor-Leste 27th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -7.5% | — |
| 2006 | -30.5% | +308.7% |
| 2007 | -28.6% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | -18.6% | -35.0% |
| 2009 | -17.4% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | -17.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | -233.2% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +138.1% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -82.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -87.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +230.8% |
| 2019 | -26.6% | -825.0% |
| 2020 | -24.1% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | -16.4% | -32.2% |
| 2022 | -5.5% | -66.4% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -601.7% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +30.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Timor-Leste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -825.0% | 3.7% | -26.6% |
| 2023 | +601.7% | -5.5% | 27.6% |
| 2006 | -308.7% | -7.5% | -30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -20.5% | -30.5% | -7.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | -26.6% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | -24.1% | 35.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 25 Gabon 39.4% compare
- 26 Palau 36.9% compare
- 27 East Timor 35.8% compare
- 29 Mongolia 34.9% compare
- 30 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 32.5% compare
More development goals data for Timor-Leste
- Red List Index 0.8585 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 21.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,051 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 659 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2022 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,449 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 69.1 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 1.8 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Timor-Leste?
- Change in minimum river flow in Timor-Leste was 35.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.5% in 2006.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Timor-Leste ranks 27th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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