Change in minimum river flow in Western Europe
Western Europe: Change in minimum river flow was -1.9% in 2024. β Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Western Europe, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, change in minimum river flow in Western Europe stood at -1.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.6% on the previous year and down 178.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Western Europe peaked at 11.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -15.2%, in 2020.
Western Europe ranks 28th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | -3.1% | -13.5% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -11.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.7% | -15.2% | -1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 25 Timor-Leste 35.8% compare
- 26 Mongolia 34.9% compare
- 27 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 32.5% compare
- 28 Benin 31.9% compare
- 29 Togo 31.6% compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 31.6% compare
- 31 Northern Mariana Islands 31.0% compare
More development goals data for Western Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.306 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,355 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 395 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 378 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 189 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 957 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,083 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.65 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 236.1 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Western Europe?
- Change in minimum river flow in Western Europe was -1.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.2% in 2020.
- How does Western Europe rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Western Europe ranks 28th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 178.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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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