River flow maximum in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: River flow maximum was 4.76 million m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow maximum in Eastern Africa, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 4.76 million m3 per sec for river flow maximum in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Eastern Africa peaked at 4.76 million m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.96 million m3 per sec, in 2007.
That places Eastern Africa 22nd out of 39 groups 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 | 3.28 million m3 per sec | 2.96 million m3 per sec | 3.64 million m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.86 million m3 per sec | 3.73 million m3 per sec | 4.14 million m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 million m3 per sec | 3.75 million m3 per sec | 4.76 million m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More development goals data for Eastern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 892.87 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.84 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 188 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 180 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 144 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 261 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 335 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 342 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.25 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 23,292 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Eastern Africa?
- River flow maximum in Eastern Africa was 4.76 million m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 million m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 million m3 per sec in 2007.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for river flow maximum?
- Eastern Africa ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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