River flow maximum in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: River flow maximum was 4.22 million m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow maximum in Northern Africa, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
The most recent figure for river flow maximum in Northern Africa is 4.22 million m3 per sec, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Northern Africa peaked at 4.48 million m3 per sec in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.94 million m3 per sec, in 2005.
Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 39 groups on this measure, 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 | 4.08 million m3 per sec | 3.94 million m3 per sec | 4.21 million m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.18 million m3 per sec | 4.04 million m3 per sec | 4.37 million m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 million m3 per sec | 4.11 million m3 per sec | 4.48 million m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More development goals data for Northern Africa
- Red List Index 0.8703 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 969.73 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 428.42 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 185 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 187 (2025)
- Infant deaths 150,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Northern Africa?
- River flow maximum in Northern Africa was 4.22 million m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 million m3 per sec in 2021.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 million m3 per sec in 2005.
- How does Northern Africa rank for river flow maximum?
- Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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