Nigeria vs Zambia: River flow maximum
Nigeria
772,187 m3 per sec
in 2024
Zambia
816,922 m3 per sec
in 2024
Nigeria rank
22nd
Zambia rank
20th
River flow maximum over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 816,922 m3 per sec against 772,187 m3 per sec in Nigeria, a difference of 44,735 m3 per sec.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 20th of 217 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 592,794 m3 per sec | 395,485 m3 per sec | 197,309 m3 per sec | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 689,035 m3 per sec | 567,472 m3 per sec | 121,564 m3 per sec | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 719,336 m3 per sec | 666,595 m3 per sec | 52,742 m3 per sec | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher river flow maximum, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 816,922 m3 per sec against 772,187 m3 per sec in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in river flow maximum between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 44,735 m3 per sec, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for river flow maximum?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 20th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as River flow maximum (m3/s). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.