Change in minimum river flow in Yemen
Yemen: Change in minimum river flow was 8.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Yemen, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Yemen is 8.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 131.9% on the previous year and up 124.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Yemen peaked at 47.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -34.2%, in 2014.
Yemen ranks 83rd of 226 countries 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.
Change in minimum river flow in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47.0% | — |
| 2006 | 41.5% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -37.3% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -66.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -90.3% |
| 2010 | -19.0% | -2364.5% |
| 2011 | -31.8% | +67.7% |
| 2012 | -21.8% | -31.5% |
| 2013 | -27.7% | +27.2% |
| 2014 | -34.2% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | -29.5% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | -11.9% | -59.5% |
| 2017 | -24.5% | +104.9% |
| 2018 | -4.3% | -82.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -135.6% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +495.6% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +174.4% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -84.9% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +131.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 8.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.4%, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 8.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.5%. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Yemen 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 | -2364.5% | 0.8% | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 0.8% | 47.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | -20.3% | -34.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 1.5% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More development goals data for Yemen
- Red List Index 0.8788 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 129.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 20.24 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 33 (2025)
- Infant deaths 46,799 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Yemen?
- Change in minimum river flow in Yemen was 8.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.2% in 2014.
- How does Yemen rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Yemen ranks 83rd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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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