River flow minimum in Canada
Canada: River flow minimum was 1.62 million m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow minimum in Canada, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
In 2024, river flow minimum in Canada stood at 1.62 million m3 per sec.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow minimum in Canada peaked at 1.67 million m3 per sec in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million m3 per sec, in 2014.
Canada ranks 3rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 million m3 per sec | 1.39 million m3 per sec | 1.50 million m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million m3 per sec | 1.39 million m3 per sec | 1.57 million m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million m3 per sec | 1.60 million m3 per sec | 1.67 million m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Brazil 8.84 million m3 per sec compare
- 2 Russian Federation 2.11 million m3 per sec compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.49 million m3 per sec compare
- 5 China 1.29 million m3 per sec compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 727,240 m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Canada
- Red List Index 0.9638 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8573 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,880 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 185 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 151 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 26 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,692 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow minimum in Canada?
- River flow minimum in Canada was 1.62 million m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow minimum recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million m3 per sec in 2022.
- What is the lowest river flow minimum recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million m3 per sec in 2014.
- How does Canada rank for river flow minimum?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow minimum rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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