River flow maximum in Sudan
Sudan: River flow maximum was 2.75 million m3 per sec in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.75 million m3 per sec
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
11th
of 234 countries
All-time high
2.90 million m3 per sec
in 2023
All-time low
2.54 million m3 per sec
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024
River flow maximum in Sudan, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 2.75 million m3 per sec for river flow maximum in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Sudan peaked at 2.90 million m3 per sec in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.54 million m3 per sec, in 2005.
Sudan ranks 11th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
River flow maximum in Sudan, year by year
| Year | m3 per sec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.54 million m3 per sec | — |
| 2006 | 2.58 million m3 per sec | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.64 million m3 per sec | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.72 million m3 per sec | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.69 million m3 per sec | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.69 million m3 per sec | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.75 million m3 per sec | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.69 million m3 per sec | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.68 million m3 per sec | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.76 million m3 per sec | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.81 million m3 per sec | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.68 million m3 per sec | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.68 million m3 per sec | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.58 million m3 per sec | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.58 million m3 per sec | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.65 million m3 per sec | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.89 million m3 per sec | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 2.89 million m3 per sec | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.90 million m3 per sec | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.75 million m3 per sec | -5.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 2.75 million m3 per sec is above the median for low income countries, which is 154,947 m3 per sec, 17.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 2.75 million m3 per sec is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 129,437 m3 per sec, 21.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.64 million m3 per sec | 2.54 million m3 per sec | 2.72 million m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.69 million m3 per sec | 2.58 million m3 per sec | 2.81 million m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 million m3 per sec | 2.65 million m3 per sec | 2.90 million m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More development goals data for Sudan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,556 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 43.46 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 49 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Sudan?
- River flow maximum in Sudan was 2.75 million m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.90 million m3 per sec in 2023.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 million m3 per sec in 2005.
- How does Sudan rank for river flow maximum?
- Sudan ranks 11th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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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