River flow maximum in Mongolia
Mongolia: River flow maximum was 28,776 m3 per sec in 2024. ▲ Rising
River flow maximum in Mongolia, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
The most recent figure for river flow maximum in Mongolia is 28,776 m3 per sec, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Mongolia peaked at 28,776 m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,465 m3 per sec, in 2012.
Mongolia ranks 109th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | m3 per sec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17,932 m3 per sec | — |
| 2006 | 18,827 m3 per sec | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 19,720 m3 per sec | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 19,979 m3 per sec | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 17,149 m3 per sec | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 15,700 m3 per sec | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 17,055 m3 per sec | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 15,465 m3 per sec | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 15,725 m3 per sec | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 17,618 m3 per sec | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 19,113 m3 per sec | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 17,154 m3 per sec | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 20,358 m3 per sec | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 20,906 m3 per sec | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 21,146 m3 per sec | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 22,266 m3 per sec | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 24,016 m3 per sec | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 27,581 m3 per sec | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 28,393 m3 per sec | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 28,776 m3 per sec | +1.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 28,776 m3 per sec is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35,383 m3 per sec, 81% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 28,776 m3 per sec is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,313 m3 per sec, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,721 m3 per sec | 17,149 m3 per sec | 19,979 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 18,024 m3 per sec | 15,465 m3 per sec | 21,146 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,206 m3 per sec | 22,266 m3 per sec | 28,776 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 106 Guatemala 35,383 m3 per sec compare
- 107 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 32,707 m3 per sec compare
- 108 Portugal 31,110 m3 per sec compare
- 110 Bhutan 26,890 m3 per sec compare
- 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
More development goals data for Mongolia
- Red List Index 0.9573 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 70.8 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 332.75 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 46 (2025)
- Infant deaths 717 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Mongolia?
- River flow maximum in Mongolia was 28,776 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,776 m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,465 m3 per sec in 2012.
- How does Mongolia rank for river flow maximum?
- Mongolia ranks 109th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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