River flow maximum in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: River flow maximum was 6.72 million m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow maximum in Southern Asia, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 6.72 million m3 per sec for river flow maximum in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Southern Asia peaked at 7.14 million m3 per sec in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.87 million m3 per sec, in 2005.
That places Southern Asia 19th 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 | 6.12 million m3 per sec | 5.87 million m3 per sec | 6.32 million m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.70 million m3 per sec | 6.11 million m3 per sec | 7.14 million m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.78 million m3 per sec | 6.70 million m3 per sec | 6.99 million m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 million m3 per sec compare
- 17 Mozambique 1.02 million m3 per sec compare
- 18 Indonesia 987,789 m3 per sec compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 823,340 m3 per sec compare
- 20 Zambia 816,922 m3 per sec compare
- 21 Ethiopia 797,187 m3 per sec compare
- 22 Nigeria 772,187 m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Southern Asia?
- River flow maximum in Southern Asia was 6.72 million m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 million m3 per sec in 2015.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.87 million m3 per sec in 2005.
- How does Southern Asia rank for river flow maximum?
- Southern Asia ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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