River flow maximum in Brazil
Brazil: River flow maximum was 31.70 million m3 per sec in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.70 million m3 per sec
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
1st
of 234 countries
All-time high
32.69 million m3 per sec
in 2016
All-time low
27.08 million m3 per sec
in 2006
Years of data
20
2005–2024
River flow maximum in Brazil, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 31.70 million m3 per sec for river flow maximum in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Brazil peaked at 32.69 million m3 per sec in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.08 million m3 per sec, in 2006.
That places Brazil 1st out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
River flow maximum in Brazil, year by year
| Year | m3 per sec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.80 million m3 per sec | — |
| 2006 | 27.08 million m3 per sec | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 27.85 million m3 per sec | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 28.05 million m3 per sec | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 28.99 million m3 per sec | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 30.00 million m3 per sec | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 30.12 million m3 per sec | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 30.95 million m3 per sec | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 31.88 million m3 per sec | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 31.87 million m3 per sec | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.92 million m3 per sec | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 32.69 million m3 per sec | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 31.82 million m3 per sec | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 31.54 million m3 per sec | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 31.10 million m3 per sec | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 30.26 million m3 per sec | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 29.77 million m3 per sec | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 30.28 million m3 per sec | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 32.24 million m3 per sec | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 31.70 million m3 per sec | -1.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 31.70 million m3 per sec is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35,383 m3 per sec, 895.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 31.70 million m3 per sec is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 345.06 m3 per sec, 91858.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.95 million m3 per sec | 27.08 million m3 per sec | 28.99 million m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.39 million m3 per sec | 30.00 million m3 per sec | 32.69 million m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.85 million m3 per sec | 29.77 million m3 per sec | 32.24 million m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Brazil?
- River flow maximum in Brazil was 31.70 million m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 32.69 million m3 per sec in 2016.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.08 million m3 per sec in 2006.
- How does Brazil rank for river flow maximum?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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