River flow maximum in Melanesia
Melanesia: River flow maximum was 483,512 m3 per sec in 2024. ▲ Rising
River flow maximum in Melanesia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
In 2024, river flow maximum in Melanesia stood at 483,512 m3 per sec.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Melanesia peaked at 510,911 m3 per sec in 2021 and was at its lowest, 394,241 m3 per sec, in 2005.
That places Melanesia 32nd out of 234 countries 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.
River flow maximum in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | m3 per sec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 394,241 m3 per sec | — |
| 2006 | 394,974 m3 per sec | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 399,883 m3 per sec | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 414,727 m3 per sec | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 429,029 m3 per sec | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 437,422 m3 per sec | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 460,739 m3 per sec | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 460,982 m3 per sec | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 463,612 m3 per sec | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 485,420 m3 per sec | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 486,646 m3 per sec | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 473,828 m3 per sec | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 492,674 m3 per sec | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 500,394 m3 per sec | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 478,631 m3 per sec | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 485,796 m3 per sec | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 510,911 m3 per sec | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 509,293 m3 per sec | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 490,934 m3 per sec | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 483,512 m3 per sec | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 406,571 m3 per sec | 394,241 m3 per sec | 429,029 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 474,035 m3 per sec | 437,422 m3 per sec | 500,394 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 496,089 m3 per sec | 483,512 m3 per sec | 510,911 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 29 Australia and New Zealand 680,346 m3 per sec compare
- 30 Australia 639,772 m3 per sec compare
- 31 Angola 612,917 m3 per sec compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 477,144 m3 per sec compare
- 34 Cambodia 475,190 m3 per sec compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 428,986 m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Melanesia?
- River flow maximum in Melanesia was 483,512 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 510,911 m3 per sec in 2021.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 394,241 m3 per sec in 2005.
- How does Melanesia rank for river flow maximum?
- Melanesia ranks 32nd out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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