River flow maximum in Peru
Peru: River flow maximum was 3.13 million m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow maximum in Peru, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
The most recent figure for river flow maximum in Peru is 3.13 million m3 per sec, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Peru peaked at 3.21 million m3 per sec in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million m3 per sec, in 2008.
Peru ranks 7th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.31 million m3 per sec | 2.25 million m3 per sec | 2.38 million m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.97 million m3 per sec | 2.58 million m3 per sec | 3.21 million m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 million m3 per sec | 3.04 million m3 per sec | 3.16 million m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 4 Canada 7.18 million m3 per sec compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.66 million m3 per sec compare
- 6 India 4.28 million m3 per sec compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.01 million m3 per sec compare
- 9 Sudan 2.75 million m3 per sec compare
- 10 Colombia 2.21 million m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Peru
- Red List Index 0.7543 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 18.94 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 851.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,912 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Peru?
- River flow maximum in Peru was 3.13 million m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 million m3 per sec in 2016.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million m3 per sec in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for river flow maximum?
- Peru ranks 7th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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