River flow maximum in Northern America
Northern America: River flow maximum was 14.03 million m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow maximum in Northern America, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 14.03 million m3 per sec for river flow maximum in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Northern America peaked at 14.27 million m3 per sec in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.45 million m3 per sec, in 2005.
That places Northern America 13th 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 | 11.77 million m3 per sec | 11.45 million m3 per sec | 12.25 million m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.48 million m3 per sec | 12.05 million m3 per sec | 12.74 million m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.72 million m3 per sec | 12.91 million m3 per sec | 14.27 million m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 10 Colombia 2.21 million m3 per sec compare
- 11 Myanmar 2.12 million m3 per sec compare
- 12 Argentina 1.73 million m3 per sec compare
- 13 Congo 1.60 million m3 per sec compare
- 14 Egypt 1.47 million m3 per sec compare
- 15 Bangladesh 1.25 million m3 per sec compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 million m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8282 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4561 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,615 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Northern America?
- River flow maximum in Northern America was 14.03 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.27 million m3 per sec in 2023.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.45 million m3 per sec in 2005.
- How does Northern America rank for river flow maximum?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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