River flow maximum in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: River flow maximum was 552,498 m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow maximum in Southern Africa, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 552,498 m3 per sec for river flow maximum in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Southern Africa peaked at 552,498 m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 201,947 m3 per sec, in 2006.
That places Southern Africa 29th 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 | 242,652 m3 per sec | 201,947 m3 per sec | 304,442 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 337,205 m3 per sec | 289,743 m3 per sec | 378,794 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 412,400 m3 per sec | 246,279 m3 per sec | 552,498 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 680,346 m3 per sec compare
- 27 Australia 639,772 m3 per sec compare
- 28 Angola 612,917 m3 per sec compare
- 29 Melanesia 483,512 m3 per sec compare
- 30 Papua New Guinea 477,144 m3 per sec compare
- 31 Cambodia 475,190 m3 per sec compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 428,986 m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Southern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 623.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 162 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 85 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 98 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 127 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.34 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 1,688 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Southern Africa?
- River flow maximum in Southern Africa was 552,498 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 552,498 m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,947 m3 per sec in 2006.
- How does Southern Africa rank for river flow maximum?
- Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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