River flow minimum (m3/s) by country
Countries reporting
226
Highest
8.84 million m3 per sec
Brazil
Lowest
0.0001 m3 per sec
Anguilla
Median
2,790 m3 per sec
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
5,400
What the numbers show
River flow minimum (m3/s) is currently reported for 226 countries. The highest value is 8.84 million m3 per sec in Brazil; the lowest is 0.0001 m3 per sec in Anguilla.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,790 m3 per sec, and the mean is 119,359 m3 per sec.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 127 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 833.0%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 91.7%).
River flow minimum: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 8.84 million m3 per sec | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 2 | Russia | 2.11 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 2.11 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 4 | Canada | 1.62 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.49 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 6 | United States | 1.42 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 7 | China | 1.29 million m3 per sec | 2024 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 727,240 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 9 | Peru | 722,451 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 677,813 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 11 | Congo | 544,150 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 12 | Sudan | 508,532 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 402,093 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 325,552 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 15 | Egypt | 272,646 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 235,218 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 17 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 223,839 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 18 | India | 197,764 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 19 | Melanesia | 194,448 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 192,694 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 21 | South Sudan | 179,637 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 129,130 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 114,924 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 24 | Romania | 113,895 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 25 | Paraguay | 113,762 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 26 | Angola | 100,073 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 27 | Australia and New Zealand | 91,673 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 28 | Laos | 85,063 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 28 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85,063 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 30 | Australia | 84,660 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 21.2% | flat |
| 31 | Nigeria | 75,592 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 71,719 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 33 | Mozambique | 65,768 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 63,867 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 61,014 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 58,893 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 57,920 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 38 | Zambia | 57,744 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 39 | Cambodia | 56,954 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 40 | Serbia | 51,591 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 41 | Vietnam | 48,225 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 41 | Viet Nam | 48,225 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 43 | Malaysia | 48,010 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 44 | Guyana | 43,679 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 43,610 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 46 | Germany | 39,299 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 47 | Mali | 36,954 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 48 | Gabon | 36,702 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 32,338 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 30,143 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 27,140 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 25,810 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 53 | Cameroon | 24,970 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 54 | Mexico | 23,846 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 23,014 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 56 | France | 22,828 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 57 | Suriname | 21,312 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 58 | Chile | 21,246 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 59 | Malawi | 20,688 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 60 | Hungary | 19,407 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 61 | Austria | 18,972 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 62 | Niger | 18,062 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 63 | Ghana | 17,183 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 64 | Poland | 17,097 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 65 | Sweden | 16,193 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | 15,931 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 15,205 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 68 | Finland | 14,868 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 69 | South Africa | 14,574 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 78.5% | flat |
| 70 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14,371 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 14,198 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 72 | Iraq | 13,326 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 73 | Chad | 13,254 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 74 | Belarus | 12,675 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 75 | Philippines | 12,066 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 76 | Italy | 11,654 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 77 | French Guiana | 11,188 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 78 | Namibia | 11,028 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 79 | Japan | 10,696 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 10,329 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9,285 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 81 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9,285 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 83 | Norway | 9,012 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 84 | Turkey | 8,605 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 84 | Türkiye | 8,605 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 86 | Senegal | 8,497 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 87 | Botswana | 7,994 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 7,537 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 89 | Benin | 7,069 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 90 | New Zealand | 7,013 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 91 | Mauritania | 6,614 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6,038 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 6,026 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 94 | Switzerland | 6,026 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 95 | Kenya | 5,869 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 96 | Liberia | 5,720 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 97 | Slovakia | 5,336 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 98 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4,902 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 99 | Panama | 4,691 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 100 | Somalia | 4,483 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 4,203 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 102 | Guinea | 4,166 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 103 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4,057 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 104 | Syria | 3,925 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 104 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,925 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 106 | Mongolia | 3,837 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 107 | Guatemala | 3,835 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 108 | Madagascar | 3,451 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 109 | Lithuania | 3,365 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 3,309 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 111 | Latvia | 3,260 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 112 | Burundi | 3,035 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,796 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 114 | Brunei | 2,785 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,785 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 2,769 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,710 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 118 | Iceland | 2,534 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 2,411 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 2,123 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 121 | United Kingdom | 2,006 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 121 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,006 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 123 | Honduras | 1,960 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 124 | Moldova | 1,904 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 1,904 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 126 | South Korea | 1,764 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 126 | Republic of Korea | 1,764 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 128 | Georgia | 1,643 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 129 | Estonia | 1,405 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 130 | Ireland | 1,281 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 131 | Bhutan | 1,263 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 1,172 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 133 | Gambia | 1,117 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,091 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 135 | Spain | 1,084 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 136 | Rwanda | 1,043 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 137 | Slovenia | 844.65 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 138 | Czechia | 832.5 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 821.67 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 140 | Greece | 800.59 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 141 | Algeria | 774.01 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 142 | Eritrea | 764.3 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 143 | Belgium | 748.57 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 144 | Togo | 593.13 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 145 | Armenia | 468.26 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 146 | Lesotho | 425.83 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 147 | Albania | 368.29 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 148 | El Salvador | 322.15 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 149 | Fiji | 289.35 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 150 | Portugal | 241.82 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 151 | Denmark | 212.91 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 152 | Montenegro | 209.79 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 153 | Caribbean | 209.57 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 154 | Belize | 189.4 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 155 | Libya | 188.34 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 156 | Jordan | 175.9 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 168.6 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 161.61 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 159 | North Macedonia | 147.82 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 160 | New Caledonia | 123.48 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 161 | Cuba | 78.44 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 162 | Morocco | 76.11 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 163 | Dominican Republic | 70.17 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 164 | Yemen | 69.21 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 64.5% | falling |
| 165 | Liechtenstein | 68.78 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 166 | Eswatini | 58.26 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 167 | East Timor | 50.4 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 167 | Timor-Leste | 50.4 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 169 | Saudi Arabia | 46.67 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 334.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 36.66 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.89 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 172 | Micronesia | 19.36 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 173 | Djibouti | 17.32 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 174 | Israel | 14.82 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 175 | Bahamas | 11.56 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 176 | Singapore | 10.58 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 177 | Lebanon | 10.25 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 178 | Haiti | 9.87 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 73.5% | rising |
| 179 | Palau | 9.78 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 180 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 8.48 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 181 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 7.41 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 182 | Jamaica | 7.15 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 183 | Kuwait | 6.97 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 449.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Andorra | 6.89 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 185 | Tunisia | 5.22 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 186 | Cyprus | 3.23 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 187 | Puerto Rico | 2.65 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.28 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 189 | Åland Islands | 1.88 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 190 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.43 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 191 | Oman | 1.4 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Isle of Man | 1.14 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 193 | Faroe Islands | 0.9826 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 194 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9497 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 195 | San Marino | 0.9139 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 196 | Guam | 0.8448 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 145.8% | rising |
| 197 | Western Sahara | 0.5998 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Comoros | 0.4256 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 199 | Martinique | 0.2619 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 200 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1491 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 49.8% | falling |
| 201 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1336 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 202 | Dominica | 0.1243 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 0.0971 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 204 | Guadeloupe | 0.0527 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 205 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0456 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 206 | Grenada | 0.0418 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Saint Lucia | 0.0398 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 208 | Qatar | 0.0342 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 833.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Barbados | 0.0334 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Cayman Islands | 0.0326 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 211 | Guernsey | 0.0285 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 212 | Curacao | 0.019 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 212 | Curaçao | 0.019 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 214 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0182 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 88.0% | falling |
| 215 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.017 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 71.6% | rising |
| 216 | Mayotte | 0.0164 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 217 | Jersey | 0.0043 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 218 | Malta | 0.0034 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 126.5% | rising |
| 219 | Kiribati | 0.003 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 220 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0027 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 221 | Bahrain | 0.0022 m3 per sec | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 222 | Aruba | 0.0019 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 223 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0.0017 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 223 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0017 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 225 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0009 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 226 | Anguilla | 0.0001 m3 per sec | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 24.42 million m3 per sec
- Americas 14.89 million m3 per sec
- Latin America and the Caribbean 11.85 million m3 per sec
- South America 11.80 million m3 per sec
- Europe and Northern America 5.67 million m3 per sec
- Africa 3.80 million m3 per sec
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.26 million m3 per sec
- Northern America 3.04 million m3 per sec
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.01 million m3 per sec
- Asia 2.82 million m3 per sec
- Europe 2.63 million m3 per sec
- Eastern Europe 2.40 million m3 per sec
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 2.27 million m3 per sec
- Middle Africa 2.24 million m3 per sec
- United States of America 1.42 million m3 per sec
- Eastern Asia 1.31 million m3 per sec
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 1.12 million m3 per sec
- South-Eastern Asia 962,195 m3 per sec
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 813,288 m3 per sec
- Northern Africa 782,222 m3 per sec
- Eastern Africa 538,953 m3 per sec
- Central and Southern Asia 515,427 m3 per sec
- Southern Asia 405,276 m3 per sec
- Oceania 286,140 m3 per sec
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 261,011 m3 per sec
- Western Africa 196,476 m3 per sec
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 194,467 m3 per sec
- Central Asia 110,151 m3 per sec
- Western Europe 94,141 m3 per sec
- Southern Europe 85,677 m3 per sec
- Northern Europe 54,137 m3 per sec
- Central America 44,179 m3 per sec
- Southern Africa 34,080 m3 per sec
- Western Asia 31,066 m3 per sec
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10.51 m3 per sec
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1.06 m3 per sec