River flow maximum in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: River flow maximum was 833 m3 per sec in 2024. ▲ Rising
River flow maximum in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 833 m3 per sec, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow maximum in Vanuatu peaked at 833 m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 412.71 m3 per sec, in 2008.
Vanuatu ranks 164th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | m3 per sec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 543.6 m3 per sec | — |
| 2006 | 477.2 m3 per sec | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 425.76 m3 per sec | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 412.71 m3 per sec | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 480.93 m3 per sec | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 547.37 m3 per sec | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 551.66 m3 per sec | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 611.78 m3 per sec | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 697.85 m3 per sec | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 697.28 m3 per sec | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 698.38 m3 per sec | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 731.6 m3 per sec | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 660.17 m3 per sec | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 613.91 m3 per sec | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 603.44 m3 per sec | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 579.79 m3 per sec | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 602.18 m3 per sec | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 680.96 m3 per sec | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 782.07 m3 per sec | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 833 m3 per sec | +6.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 833 m3 per sec is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100,201 m3 per sec, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 833 m3 per sec is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,313 m3 per sec, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 468.04 m3 per sec | 412.71 m3 per sec | 543.6 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 641.34 m3 per sec | 547.37 m3 per sec | 731.6 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 695.6 m3 per sec | 579.79 m3 per sec | 833 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 161 Timor-Leste 913.41 m3 per sec compare
- 161 East Timor 913.41 m3 per sec compare
- 163 Belize 885.73 m3 per sec compare
- 165 New Caledonia 739.42 m3 per sec compare
- 166 Cuba 616.03 m3 per sec compare
- 167 Liechtenstein 610.48 m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Vanuatu
- Red List Index 0.7273 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 130 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow maximum in Vanuatu?
- River flow maximum in Vanuatu was 833 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow maximum recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 833 m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow maximum recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 412.71 m3 per sec in 2008.
- How does Vanuatu rank for river flow maximum?
- Vanuatu ranks 164th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow maximum rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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