River flow minimum in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: River flow minimum was 538,953 m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow minimum in Eastern Africa, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 538,953 m3 per sec for river flow minimum in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow minimum in Eastern Africa peaked at 538,953 m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 389,748 m3 per sec, in 2007.
Eastern Africa ranks 21st of 39 groups 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 | 415,597 m3 per sec | 389,748 m3 per sec | 431,164 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 481,978 m3 per sec | 445,583 m3 per sec | 513,081 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 504,987 m3 per sec | 427,896 m3 per sec | 538,953 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 18 Papua New Guinea 192,694 m3 per sec compare
- 19 South Sudan 179,637 m3 per sec compare
- 20 Uganda 129,130 m3 per sec compare
- 21 Bangladesh 114,924 m3 per sec compare
- 22 Romania 113,895 m3 per sec compare
- 23 Paraguay 113,762 m3 per sec compare
- 24 Angola 100,073 m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Eastern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 892.87 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.84 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 188 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 180 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 144 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 261 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 335 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 342 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.25 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 23,292 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow minimum in Eastern Africa?
- River flow minimum in Eastern Africa was 538,953 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow minimum recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 538,953 m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow minimum recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 389,748 m3 per sec in 2007.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for river flow minimum?
- Eastern Africa ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is river flow minimum rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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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