Change in minimum river flow in Zambia
Zambia: Change in minimum river flow was 47.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Zambia, 2005–2024
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 12th out of 226 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.
Change in minimum river flow in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -20.5% | — |
| 2006 | -28.4% | +38.4% |
| 2007 | -38.0% | +34.1% |
| 2008 | -25.1% | -33.9% |
| 2009 | -15.1% | -40.1% |
| 2010 | -1.6% | -89.5% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -986.7% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +70.6% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +31.7% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -35.1% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -86.6% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +652.4% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +103.4% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +53.1% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | +11.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 47.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 6.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 47.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +986.7% | -1.6% | 14.0% |
| 2021 | +652.4% | 1.8% | 13.6% |
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
- 9 New Caledonia 53.2% compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 52.1% compare
- 11 Guyana 50.5% compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 46.5% compare
- 14 Senegal 44.9% compare
- 15 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 12th out of 226 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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