River flow minimum in Kenya
Kenya: River flow minimum was 5,869 m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow minimum in Kenya, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
The most recent figure for river flow minimum in Kenya is 5,869 m3 per sec, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow minimum in Kenya peaked at 6,950 m3 per sec in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,902 m3 per sec, in 2005.
Kenya ranks 87th 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 | 5,312 m3 per sec | 4,902 m3 per sec | 5,559 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 5,880 m3 per sec | 5,175 m3 per sec | 6,689 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,281 m3 per sec | 5,192 m3 per sec | 6,950 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 84 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6,038 m3 per sec compare
- 85 Nicaragua 6,026 m3 per sec compare
- 86 Switzerland 6,026 m3 per sec compare
- 88 Liberia 5,720 m3 per sec compare
- 89 Slovakia 5,336 m3 per sec compare
- 90 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4,902 m3 per sec compare
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow minimum in Kenya?
- River flow minimum in Kenya was 5,869 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow minimum recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6,950 m3 per sec in 2021.
- What is the lowest river flow minimum recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,902 m3 per sec in 2005.
- How does Kenya rank for river flow minimum?
- Kenya ranks 87th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow minimum rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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