River flow maximum in Africa
Africa: River flow maximum was 20.33 million m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow maximum in Africa, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Africa recorded 20.33 million m3 per sec for river flow maximum in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Africa peaked at 20.33 million m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.02 million m3 per sec, in 2018.
That places Africa 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.74 million m3 per sec | 16.03 million m3 per sec | 17.30 million m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.15 million m3 per sec | 16.02 million m3 per sec | 18.55 million m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.70 million m3 per sec | 16.45 million m3 per sec | 20.33 million m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 6 India 4.28 million m3 per sec compare
- 7 Peru 3.13 million m3 per sec compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.01 million m3 per sec compare
- 9 Sudan 2.75 million m3 per sec compare
- 10 Colombia 2.21 million m3 per sec compare
- 11 Myanmar 2.12 million m3 per sec compare
- 12 Argentina 1.73 million m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 679.3 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 212.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 386 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 374 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 237 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 779 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 979 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,004 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.44 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 64,821 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Africa?
- River flow maximum in Africa was 20.33 million m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.33 million m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.02 million m3 per sec in 2018.
- How does Africa rank for river flow maximum?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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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