environmental2024
Change in minimum river flow
Compare change in minimum river flow across 186 countries using official UN SDG Global Database observations for 2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3.3%
Median: 2.7%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Saudi Arabia
115.5%
Lowest
Saint Kitts and Nevis
-85.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Saudi Arabia115.5%
2Kuwait103.5%
3Suriname85.7%
4Ghana58.0%
5South Africa54.6%
By Region
Asia9.8%(26 countries)
Africa9.7%(9 countries)
Oceania8.3%(2 countries)
Other3.2%(106 countries)
North America1.8%(4 countries)
Key Findings
- •186 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
- •Saudi Arabia has the highest published value (115.452 %).
- •Saint Kitts and Nevis has the lowest published value (-85.1133 %).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-85.1%)High (115.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.3%)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Other (106)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Change in minimum river flow (%).
Values use UN SDG series EN_RVR_MNRVFLC, release 2026.Q2.G.01, one fixed 2024 reference year, unit Percentage, and the fixed selection Reporting Type: Global. Aggregates, missing/non-finite values, other dimensions, other attributes, and non-ISO geographies are excluded; MapTheory does not impute missing countries.
Methodology
UN SDG series EN_RVR_MNRVFLC; year 2024; unit PERCENT; dimensions {"Reporting Type": "G"}; attributes {"Nature": "E", "Units": "PERCENT"} Official UN SDG metadata for indicator 6.6.1.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 115.5% |
| 2 | Kuwait | 103.5% |
| 3 | Suriname | 85.7% |
| 4 | Ghana | 58.0% |
| 5 | South Africa | 54.6% |
| 6 | Republic of The Gambia | 53.8% |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 52.1% |
| 8 | Guyana | 50.5% |
| 9 | Zambia | 47.2% |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 46.5% |
| 11 | Senegal | 44.9% |
| 12 | Rwanda | 44.4% |
| 13 | Namibia | 44.4% |
| 14 | Botswana | 44.3% |
| 15 | Niger | 44.1% |
| 16 | Lesotho | 44.0% |
| 17 | Cyprus | 42.6% |
| 18 | Mauritania | 41.0% |
| 19 | Mali | 40.3% |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 39.9% |
| 21 | Gabon | 39.4% |
| 22 | Palau | 36.9% |
| 23 | Timor-Leste | 35.8% |
| 24 | Mongolia | 34.9% |
| 25 | North Korea | 32.5% |
| 26 | Benin | 31.9% |
| 27 | Togo | 31.6% |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 31.6% |
| 29 | Brunei Darussalam | 29.6% |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 29.2% |
| 31 | Mozambique | 24.9% |
| 32 | Liechtenstein | 23.5% |
| 33 | Burundi | 22.5% |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.5% |
| 35 | Belgium | 22.3% |
| 36 | Nepal | 22.3% |
| 37 | Bahamas | 22.1% |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 21.4% |
| 39 | Nigeria | 20.7% |
| 40 | Malta | 20.6% |
| 41 | Malaysia | 20.6% |
| 42 | Finland | 19.3% |
| 43 | Fiji | 18.1% |
| 44 | Norway | 18.0% |
| 45 | Eswatini | 17.6% |
| 46 | El Salvador | 17.5% |
| 47 | Uganda | 17.1% |
| 48 | Czech Republic | 16.6% |
| 49 | Guinea | 16.2% |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.2% |
| 51 | South Sudan | 14.7% |
| 52 | Malawi | 14.7% |
| 53 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 14.0% |
| 54 | United States of America | 14.0% |
| 55 | Sweden | 13.9% |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 13.7% |
| 57 | Sudan | 13.4% |
| 58 | Liberia | 13.2% |
| 59 | Australia | 12.7% |
| 60 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.6% |
| 61 | Egypt | 12.4% |
| 62 | Indonesia | 12.4% |
| 63 | Lebanon | 12.3% |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 11.8% |
| 65 | Sierra Leone | 11.3% |
| 66 | Slovenia | 11.2% |
| 67 | Singapore | 10.5% |
| 68 | Canada | 9.5% |
| 69 | Pakistan | 9.3% |
| 70 | Japan | 8.6% |
| 71 | Macao | 8.4% |
| 72 | Philippines | 8.3% |
| 73 | Yemen | 8.3% |
| 74 | Ireland | 8.3% |
| 75 | People's Republic of China | 7.6% |
| 76 | Belarus | 7.1% |
| 77 | Denmark | 7.1% |
| 78 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.1% |
| 79 | Kenya | 6.9% |
| 80 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.7% |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 5.8% |
| 82 | Russian Federation | 5.7% |
| 83 | Angola | 5.5% |
| 84 | Austria | 5.0% |
| 85 | Eritrea | 5.0% |
| 86 | Iraq | 5.0% |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 4.9% |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 4.8% |
| 89 | Republic of the Congo | 4.5% |
| 90 | New Zealand | 3.9% |
| 91 | India | 3.8% |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 3.2% |
| 93 | Poland | 2.7% |
| 94 | Hong Kong | 2.7% |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.6% |
| 96 | Bhutan | 1.8% |
| 97 | Croatia | 1.0% |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7% |
| 99 | Vietnam | 0.2% |
| 100 | Peru | -0.5% |
| 101 | Israel | -0.5% |
| 102 | Ecuador | -0.6% |
| 103 | Cameroon | -0.9% |
| 104 | Islamic Republic of Iran | -1.0% |
| 105 | Switzerland | -1.1% |
| 106 | Djibouti | -1.4% |
| 107 | Honduras | -1.4% |
| 108 | Netherlands | -2.2% |
| 109 | Libya | -2.3% |
| 110 | Slovakia | -2.6% |
| 111 | South Korea | -2.7% |
| 112 | Bangladesh | -3.0% |
| 113 | Germany | -3.1% |
| 114 | Latvia | -3.2% |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | -3.3% |
| 116 | Lithuania | -3.6% |
| 117 | Cambodia | -3.8% |
| 118 | Cuba | -4.0% |
| 119 | Brazil | -4.1% |
| 120 | Hungary | -4.7% |
| 121 | Albania | -4.7% |
| 122 | United Kingdom | -4.8% |
| 123 | Afghanistan | -4.9% |
| 124 | Andorra | -5.4% |
| 125 | Colombia | -5.7% |
| 126 | France | -5.9% |
| 127 | Serbia | -6.0% |
| 128 | Ukraine | -6.1% |
| 129 | Guatemala | -6.3% |
| 130 | Italy | -6.3% |
| 131 | Türkiye | -6.5% |
| 132 | Jordan | -6.6% |
| 133 | Estonia | -6.8% |
| 134 | Venezuela | -8.0% |
| 135 | Algeria | -8.6% |
| 136 | Bolivia | -8.7% |
| 137 | Chad | -9.0% |
| 138 | Tajikistan | -9.1% |
| 139 | Madagascar | -9.3% |
| 140 | Montenegro | -9.5% |
| 141 | Bulgaria | -9.5% |
| 142 | Mexico | -10.1% |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | -10.1% |
| 144 | San Marino | -10.5% |
| 145 | Romania | -10.7% |
| 146 | Turkmenistan | -11.4% |
| 147 | Greece | -11.4% |
| 148 | Iceland | -11.8% |
| 149 | Chile | -11.8% |
| 150 | Panama | -12.7% |
| 151 | Kyrgyzstan | -12.8% |
| 152 | Georgia | -12.9% |
| 153 | Uzbekistan | -13.3% |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -13.7% |
| 155 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -15.6% |
| 156 | Jamaica | -15.7% |
| 157 | Somalia | -16.0% |
| 158 | Thailand | -16.0% |
| 159 | Oman | -16.7% |
| 160 | Myanmar | -19.9% |
| 161 | Comoros | -23.0% |
| 162 | Spain | -23.2% |
| 163 | Marshall Islands | -23.6% |
| 164 | Moldova, Republic of | -25.2% |
| 165 | Grenada | -25.4% |
| 166 | Belize | -25.4% |
| 167 | Central African Republic | -28.1% |
| 168 | Armenia | -28.5% |
| 169 | Paraguay | -31.2% |
| 170 | Argentina | -31.7% |
| 171 | Uruguay | -34.4% |
| 172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -36.8% |
| 173 | Azerbaijan | -37.2% |
| 174 | Qatar | -38.0% |
| 175 | Barbados | -42.4% |
| 176 | Dominican Republic | -45.4% |
| 177 | Bahrain | -46.6% |
| 178 | Haiti | -56.5% |
| 179 | Portugal | -57.3% |
| 180 | Dominica | -59.1% |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | -62.0% |
| 182 | Tunisia | -66.0% |
| 183 | Morocco | -66.8% |
| 184 | Kiribati | -80.1% |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | -82.8% |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -85.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2024).
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