River flow maximum in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: River flow maximum was 539.49 m3 per sec in 2024. ▼ Falling
River flow maximum in Dominican Republic, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 539.49 m3 per sec for river flow maximum in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Dominican Republic peaked at 1,854 m3 per sec in 2012 and was at its lowest, 539.49 m3 per sec, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 168th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
River flow maximum in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | m3 per sec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 647.8 m3 per sec | — |
| 2006 | 1,117 m3 per sec | +72.4% |
| 2007 | 1,201 m3 per sec | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 1,503 m3 per sec | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 1,675 m3 per sec | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1,836 m3 per sec | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 1,622 m3 per sec | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 1,854 m3 per sec | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 1,789 m3 per sec | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,610 m3 per sec | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 1,349 m3 per sec | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 1,054 m3 per sec | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 1,137 m3 per sec | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1,233 m3 per sec | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 1,199 m3 per sec | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,266 m3 per sec | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1,349 m3 per sec | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 957.17 m3 per sec | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 598.84 m3 per sec | -37.4% |
| 2024 | 539.49 m3 per sec | -9.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 539.49 m3 per sec is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35,383 m3 per sec, 2% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 539.49 m3 per sec is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 345.06 m3 per sec, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,229 m3 per sec | 647.8 m3 per sec | 1,675 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,468 m3 per sec | 1,054 m3 per sec | 1,854 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 942.13 m3 per sec | 539.49 m3 per sec | 1,349 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More development goals data for Dominican Republic
- Red List Index 0.7121 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 8.86 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,083 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Dominican Republic?
- River flow maximum in Dominican Republic was 539.49 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1,854 m3 per sec in 2012.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 539.49 m3 per sec in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for river flow maximum?
- Dominican Republic ranks 168th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of River flow maximum (m3/s). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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