Change in minimum river flow in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Change in minimum river flow was 29.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Zimbabwe, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 29.2% for change in minimum river flow in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Zimbabwe peaked at 32.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -44.9%, in 2007.
That places Zimbabwe 37th out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in minimum river flow in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -24.5% | — |
| 2006 | -36.9% | +50.3% |
| 2007 | -44.9% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | -30.2% | -32.7% |
| 2009 | -11.5% | -61.9% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -137.8% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +356.4% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | +47.8% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -35.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +91.2% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | -104.0% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -1299.4% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +230.3% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +42.3% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | -8.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 29.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 4.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 29.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum river flow in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1299.4% | -0.6% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -29.6% | -44.9% | -11.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 4.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | -0.6% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 34 Northern Mariana Islands 31.0% compare
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 29.6% compare
- 35 Brunei 29.6% compare
- 38 Micronesia 25.3% compare
- 39 Mozambique 24.9% compare
- 40 Liechtenstein 23.5% compare
More development goals data for Zimbabwe
- Red List Index 0.89 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 44.72 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 298.19 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 51 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30,713 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in minimum river flow in Zimbabwe?
- Change in minimum river flow in Zimbabwe was 29.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.9% in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Zimbabwe ranks 37th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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