Change in minimum river flow in Uruguay
Uruguay: Change in minimum river flow was -34.4% in 2024. β Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Uruguay, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Uruguay is -34.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 193.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Uruguay peaked at 15.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -34.4%, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 182nd out of 210 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.2% | -17.1% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | -4.3% | -23.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.4% | -34.4% | 13.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 179 Paraguay -31.2% compare
- 180 Argentina -31.7% compare
- 181 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -33.1% compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -36.8% compare
- 184 Azerbaijan -37.2% compare
- 185 Qatar -38.0% compare
More development goals data for Uruguay
- Red List Index 0.9142 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.34 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,719 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 118 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Uruguay?
- Change in minimum river flow in Uruguay was -34.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.4% in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Uruguay ranks 182nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 193.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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