River flow minimum in Malawi
Malawi: River flow minimum was 20,688 m3 per sec in 2024. ▲ Rising
River flow minimum in Malawi, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
The most recent figure for river flow minimum in Malawi is 20,688 m3 per sec, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow minimum in Malawi peaked at 20,688 m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,877 m3 per sec, in 2008.
Malawi ranks 59th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
River flow minimum in Malawi, year by year
| Year | m3 per sec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17,464 m3 per sec | — |
| 2006 | 17,265 m3 per sec | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 16,911 m3 per sec | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 16,877 m3 per sec | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 17,051 m3 per sec | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 17,416 m3 per sec | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 18,038 m3 per sec | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 18,326 m3 per sec | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 18,319 m3 per sec | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 18,197 m3 per sec | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 18,361 m3 per sec | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 18,116 m3 per sec | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 18,131 m3 per sec | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17,931 m3 per sec | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 18,872 m3 per sec | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 18,922 m3 per sec | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 19,740 m3 per sec | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 20,194 m3 per sec | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 20,604 m3 per sec | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 20,688 m3 per sec | +0.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 20,688 m3 per sec is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,720 m3 per sec, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 20,688 m3 per sec is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,245 m3 per sec, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,114 m3 per sec | 16,877 m3 per sec | 17,464 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 18,171 m3 per sec | 17,416 m3 per sec | 18,872 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,030 m3 per sec | 18,922 m3 per sec | 20,688 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More development goals data for Malawi
- Red List Index 0.8845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow minimum in Malawi?
- River flow minimum in Malawi was 20,688 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow minimum recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20,688 m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow minimum recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,877 m3 per sec in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for river flow minimum?
- Malawi ranks 59th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow minimum rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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