River flow minimum in Benin
Benin: River flow minimum was 7,069 m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow minimum in Benin, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Benin recorded 7,069 m3 per sec for river flow minimum in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow minimum in Benin peaked at 7,069 m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,634 m3 per sec, in 2008.
Benin ranks 81st of 217 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,117 m3 per sec | 4,634 m3 per sec | 6,201 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 5,317 m3 per sec | 4,716 m3 per sec | 5,945 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,026 m3 per sec | 4,773 m3 per sec | 7,069 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 78 Senegal 8,497 m3 per sec compare
- 79 Botswana 7,994 m3 per sec compare
- 80 Nepal 7,537 m3 per sec compare
- 82 New Zealand 7,013 m3 per sec compare
- 83 Mauritania 6,614 m3 per sec compare
- 84 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6,038 m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow minimum in Benin?
- River flow minimum in Benin was 7,069 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow minimum recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7,069 m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow minimum recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,634 m3 per sec in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for river flow minimum?
- Benin ranks 81st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow minimum rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of River flow minimum (m3/s). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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