Change in minimum river flow in Zambia
Zambia: Change in minimum river flow was 47.2% in 2024. β Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Zambia, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Zambia is 47.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 104.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Zambia peaked at 47.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -38.0%, in 2007.
That places Zambia 11th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | -25.4% | -38.0% | -15.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | -1.6% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 1.8% | 47.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 8 New Caledonia 53.2% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 52.1% compare
- 10 Guyana 50.5% compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 46.5% compare
- 13 Senegal 44.9% compare
- 14 Rwanda 44.4% compare
More development goals data for Zambia
- Red List Index 0.9703 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.38 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 84.52 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Zambia?
- Change in minimum river flow in Zambia was 47.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.0% in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Zambia ranks 11th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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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