River flow maximum in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: River flow maximum was 23,556 m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow maximum in Burkina Faso, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
In 2024, river flow maximum in Burkina Faso stood at 23,556 m3 per sec.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Burkina Faso peaked at 24,703 m3 per sec in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,148 m3 per sec, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 106th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,182 m3 per sec | 10,023 m3 per sec | 14,158 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 13,396 m3 per sec | 9,148 m3 per sec | 17,439 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,262 m3 per sec | 12,942 m3 per sec | 24,703 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 103 Republic of Korea 25,313 m3 per sec compare
- 104 Eritrea 25,012 m3 per sec compare
- 105 Honduras 24,018 m3 per sec compare
- 107 Panama 23,434 m3 per sec compare
- 108 Switzerland 22,460 m3 per sec compare
- 109 Costa Rica 22,084 m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Burkina Faso
- Red List Index 0.9836 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 694.47 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 86.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,762 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Burkina Faso?
- River flow maximum in Burkina Faso was 23,556 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 24,703 m3 per sec in 2023.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,148 m3 per sec in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for river flow maximum?
- Burkina Faso ranks 106th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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