River flow maximum (m3/s) by country
Countries reporting
226
Highest
31.70 million m3 per sec
Brazil
Lowest
0.0238 m3 per sec
Bahrain
Median
25,163 m3 per sec
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
5,400
What the numbers show
River flow maximum (m3/s) is currently reported for 226 countries. The highest value is 31.70 million m3 per sec in Brazil; the lowest is 0.0238 m3 per sec in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 25,163 m3 per sec, and the mean is 661,729 m3 per sec.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 117 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 213.2%), and the largest decrease in Morocco (down 87.4%).
River flow maximum: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 31.70 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 20.62 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 20.62 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 4 | China | 8.53 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 7.18 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 6.85 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.66 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 21.6% | flat |
| 8 | India | 4.28 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 3.13 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.01 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 11 | Sudan | 2.75 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 2.21 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 13 | Myanmar | 2.12 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 14 | Argentina | 1.73 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 15 | Congo | 1.60 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 16 | Egypt | 1.47 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 1.25 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 18 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.13 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 19 | Mozambique | 1.02 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 987,789 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 21 | Laos | 823,340 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 823,340 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 23 | Zambia | 816,922 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 797,187 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 25 | Nigeria | 772,187 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 26 | Pakistan | 743,408 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 732,136 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 28 | Thailand | 727,089 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 29 | Australia and New Zealand | 680,346 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 639,772 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 31 | Angola | 612,917 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 32 | Melanesia | 483,512 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 477,144 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 34 | Cambodia | 475,190 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 428,986 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Romania | 423,683 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 37 | Vietnam | 418,242 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 418,242 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 39 | Mali | 405,836 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 371,372 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 41 | South Sudan | 362,990 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 42 | Mexico | 349,874 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 43 | United Republic of Tanzania | 341,961 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 44 | Iraq | 316,355 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 45 | Uganda | 297,537 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 276,398 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 47 | Malawi | 258,716 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 48 | Cameroon | 252,003 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 49 | Uruguay | 233,139 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 229,393 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 215,009 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 52 | Gabon | 209,436 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 53 | South Africa | 209,164 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 54 | Germany | 190,897 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 55 | Serbia | 188,849 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 56 | Guyana | 179,620 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 57 | France | 178,528 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 172,340 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 59 | Namibia | 171,652 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 60 | Botswana | 163,666 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 162,334 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 62 | Madagascar | 161,539 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 63 | Niger | 157,482 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 64 | Somalia | 154,947 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 65 | Turkey | 151,139 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 65 | Türkiye | 151,139 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 67 | Ecuador | 140,700 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 68 | Nepal | 140,600 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 69 | Ghana | 132,754 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 70 | Chad | 126,120 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 71 | Chile | 122,136 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 72 | Malaysia | 121,123 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 73 | Kenya | 120,762 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 119,373 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 75 | Senegal | 118,631 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 116,274 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 77 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 112,036 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 78 | Suriname | 107,498 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 79 | Guinea | 100,201 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 80 | Mauritania | 97,685 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 91,033 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 77,839 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 77,839 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 84 | Poland | 77,107 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 85 | Hungary | 72,146 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 86 | Finland | 68,816 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 87 | Philippines | 67,420 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 88 | Syria | 66,140 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 66,140 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 90 | Benin | 64,685 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 91 | Norway | 64,389 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 92 | Austria | 64,179 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 93 | French Guiana | 62,061 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 94 | Japan | 61,822 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 95 | Croatia | 59,809 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 96 | Italy | 59,219 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 97 | Belarus | 54,964 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 98 | Liberia | 49,292 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 47,026 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 46,216 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 101 | Spain | 43,410 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 43,013 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 103 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 40,801 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 104 | New Zealand | 40,574 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 39,248 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 106 | Guatemala | 35,383 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 107 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 32,707 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 108 | Portugal | 31,110 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 109 | Mongolia | 28,776 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 110 | Bhutan | 26,890 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,638 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 112 | South Korea | 25,313 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 112 | Republic of Korea | 25,313 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 114 | Eritrea | 25,012 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 115 | Honduras | 24,018 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | 23,556 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 117 | Panama | 23,434 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 118 | Switzerland | 22,460 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 22,084 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 120 | Slovakia | 20,048 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 121 | United Kingdom | 18,129 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 121 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18,129 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 123 | Guinea-Bissau | 15,892 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 124 | Lithuania | 15,774 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 125 | Georgia | 15,120 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 126 | Latvia | 15,110 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 127 | Burundi | 14,864 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | 14,576 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 129 | Iceland | 14,354 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 130 | Gambia | 12,805 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 131 | Rwanda | 12,154 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 132 | Moldova | 11,461 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 132 | Republic of Moldova | 11,461 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 134 | Greece | 11,415 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 135 | Togo | 11,398 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 136 | Ireland | 8,243 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 7,767 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 138 | Armenia | 7,301 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 139 | Czechia | 6,892 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 140 | Albania | 6,232 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 141 | Belgium | 5,938 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 142 | Brunei | 5,848 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 142 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,848 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 144 | Lesotho | 5,740 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 145 | Estonia | 5,538 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 146 | Slovenia | 4,364 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 147 | El Salvador | 4,186 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 148 | Montenegro | 3,966 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 3,111 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 150 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 2,664 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 151 | Yemen | 2,421 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 152 | Eswatini | 2,276 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 60.2% | flat |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 2,199 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 154 | Caribbean | 1,784 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 155 | North Macedonia | 1,738 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 1,684 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 157 | Algeria | 1,524 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 158 | Morocco | 1,298 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Denmark | 1,206 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 160 | Saudi Arabia | 984.83 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 86.8% | falling |
| 161 | East Timor | 913.41 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 161 | Timor-Leste | 913.41 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 163 | Belize | 885.73 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 833 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 165 | New Caledonia | 739.42 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 166 | Cuba | 616.03 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 167 | Liechtenstein | 610.48 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 168 | Dominican Republic | 539.49 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 169 | Jordan | 445.85 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 170 | Libya | 424.45 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 171 | Israel | 297.49 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 172 | Lebanon | 213.77 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 173 | Jamaica | 150.63 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 174 | Micronesia | 128.47 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 175 | Haiti | 122.76 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 176 | Oman | 119.64 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Bahamas | 115.72 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 178 | Trinidad and Tobago | 113.87 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 179 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 112.08 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 180 | Tunisia | 93.37 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Puerto Rico | 85.2 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 182 | Cyprus | 79.69 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 36.4% | flat |
| 183 | Kuwait | 75.11 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Andorra | 57.8 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 185 | Singapore | 53 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 186 | Faroe Islands | 43 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 187 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 42.06 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 188 | Guam | 40.8 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 189 | Western Sahara | 33.9 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.85 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 191 | Palau | 25.75 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 192 | Djibouti | 19.08 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 193 | Isle of Man | 18.35 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 194 | Northern Mariana Islands | 17.59 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 195 | Comoros | 13.03 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 164.6% | rising |
| 196 | Åland Islands | 12.93 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 197 | San Marino | 11.72 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 198 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 9.66 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 199 | United Arab Emirates | 8.71 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 213.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Martinique | 7.3 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 201 | United States Virgin Islands | 4.94 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 202 | Grenada | 4.14 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 203 | Guadeloupe | 3.53 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 204 | Jersey | 3.3 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 205 | Guernsey | 3.16 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 206 | Malta | 2.85 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 207 | Barbados | 2.76 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 2.55 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 209 | Dominica | 2.41 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 210 | Saint Lucia | 2.31 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 63.3% | flat |
| 211 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.22 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 212 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.96 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 213 | Curacao | 1.93 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 213 | Curaçao | 1.93 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 215 | Marshall Islands | 1.43 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 216 | Cayman Islands | 1.17 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 39.2% | falling |
| 217 | Mayotte | 1.17 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 218 | Kiribati | 0.8305 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 219 | Aruba | 0.7686 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 220 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.7641 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 221 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0.5826 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 221 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.5826 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 223 | Qatar | 0.4304 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 224 | Anguilla | 0.3026 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 225 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.206 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 226 | Bahrain | 0.0238 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 126.16 million m3 per sec
- Americas 59.01 million m3 per sec
- Latin America and the Caribbean 44.98 million m3 per sec
- South America 44.47 million m3 per sec
- Europe and Northern America 37.05 million m3 per sec
- Europe 23.02 million m3 per sec
- Asia 22.64 million m3 per sec
- Eastern Europe 21.78 million m3 per sec
- Africa 20.33 million m3 per sec
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 19.77 million m3 per sec
- Sub-Saharan Africa 16.11 million m3 per sec
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 14.44 million m3 per sec
- Northern America 14.03 million m3 per sec
- Middle Africa 8.71 million m3 per sec
- Eastern Asia 8.69 million m3 per sec
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 8.03 million m3 per sec
- Central and Southern Asia 7.60 million m3 per sec
- United States of America 6.85 million m3 per sec
- Southern Asia 6.72 million m3 per sec
- South-Eastern Asia 5.75 million m3 per sec
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 4.83 million m3 per sec
- Eastern Africa 4.76 million m3 per sec
- Northern Africa 4.22 million m3 per sec
- Western Africa 2.09 million m3 per sec
- Oceania 1.16 million m3 per sec
- Central Asia 876,222 m3 per sec
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 790,315 m3 per sec
- Western Asia 603,714 m3 per sec
- Southern Africa 552,498 m3 per sec
- Central America 506,890 m3 per sec
- Western Europe 497,520 m3 per sec
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 483,640 m3 per sec
- Southern Europe 436,823 m3 per sec
- Northern Europe 302,660 m3 per sec
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 112.1 m3 per sec
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 7.38 m3 per sec