River flow maximum in Eritrea
Eritrea: River flow maximum was 25,012 m3 per sec in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25,012 m3 per sec
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
114th
of 234 countries
All-time high
27,580 m3 per sec
in 2023
All-time low
22,884 m3 per sec
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024
River flow maximum in Eritrea, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 25,012 m3 per sec for river flow maximum in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Eritrea peaked at 27,580 m3 per sec in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,884 m3 per sec, in 2005.
Eritrea ranks 114th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
River flow maximum in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | m3 per sec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22,884 m3 per sec | — |
| 2006 | 23,588 m3 per sec | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 24,791 m3 per sec | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 26,042 m3 per sec | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 24,880 m3 per sec | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 25,286 m3 per sec | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 26,520 m3 per sec | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 24,197 m3 per sec | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 24,220 m3 per sec | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 25,830 m3 per sec | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 26,545 m3 per sec | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 24,170 m3 per sec | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 25,712 m3 per sec | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 25,094 m3 per sec | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 24,972 m3 per sec | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 24,522 m3 per sec | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 27,129 m3 per sec | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 26,323 m3 per sec | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 27,580 m3 per sec | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 25,012 m3 per sec | -9.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 25,012 m3 per sec is below the median for low income countries, which is 154,947 m3 per sec, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 25,012 m3 per sec is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 129,437 m3 per sec, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,437 m3 per sec | 22,884 m3 per sec | 26,042 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 25,255 m3 per sec | 24,170 m3 per sec | 26,545 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,113 m3 per sec | 24,522 m3 per sec | 27,580 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26,638 m3 per sec compare
- 112 Republic of Korea 25,313 m3 per sec compare
- 112 South Korea 25,313 m3 per sec compare
- 115 Honduras 24,018 m3 per sec compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 23,556 m3 per sec compare
- 117 Panama 23,434 m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Eritrea
- Red List Index 0.9007 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 13,442 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 42.7 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Eritrea?
- River flow maximum in Eritrea was 25,012 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 27,580 m3 per sec in 2023.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,884 m3 per sec in 2005.
- How does Eritrea rank for river flow maximum?
- Eritrea ranks 114th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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