River flow maximum in Somalia
Somalia: River flow maximum was 154,947 m3 per sec in 2024. ▲ Rising
River flow maximum in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 154,947 m3 per sec, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 46.7% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Somalia peaked at 154,947 m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95,410 m3 per sec, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 64th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | m3 per sec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95,914 m3 per sec | — |
| 2006 | 101,257 m3 per sec | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 106,543 m3 per sec | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 107,790 m3 per sec | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 104,580 m3 per sec | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 95,410 m3 per sec | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 101,899 m3 per sec | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 95,959 m3 per sec | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 97,818 m3 per sec | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 105,172 m3 per sec | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 108,503 m3 per sec | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 97,476 m3 per sec | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 110,191 m3 per sec | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 111,135 m3 per sec | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 112,710 m3 per sec | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 117,932 m3 per sec | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 129,269 m3 per sec | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 111,973 m3 per sec | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 105,612 m3 per sec | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 154,947 m3 per sec | +46.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 154,947 m3 per sec is above the median for low income countries, which is 154,947 m3 per sec, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 154,947 m3 per sec is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 129,437 m3 per sec, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where River flow maximum in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +46.7% | 105,612 m3 per sec | 154,947 m3 per sec |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103,217 m3 per sec | 95,914 m3 per sec | 107,790 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 103,627 m3 per sec | 95,410 m3 per sec | 112,710 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 123,947 m3 per sec | 105,612 m3 per sec | 154,947 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More development goals data for Somalia
- Red List Index 0.9154 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,397 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 11.47 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 18 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Somalia?
- River flow maximum in Somalia was 154,947 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 154,947 m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,410 m3 per sec in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for river flow maximum?
- Somalia ranks 64th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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