River flow minimum in Northern America

Northern America: River flow minimum was 3.04 million m3 per sec in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
3.04 million m3 per sec
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
8th
of 39 groups
All-time high
3.20 million m3 per sec
in 2022
All-time low
2.52 million m3 per sec
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024

River flow minimum in Northern America, 2005–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M2005201420242005: 2.5M m3 per sec2006: 2.6M m3 per sec2007: 2.7M m3 per sec2008: 2.6M m3 per sec2009: 2.6M m3 per sec2010: 2.7M m3 per sec2011: 2.7M m3 per sec2012: 2.6M m3 per sec2013: 2.7M m3 per sec2014: 2.6M m3 per sec2015: 2.6M m3 per sec2016: 2.7M m3 per sec2017: 2.7M m3 per sec2018: 2.8M m3 per sec2019: 3.0M m3 per sec2020: 3.1M m3 per sec2021: 3.2M m3 per sec2022: 3.2M m3 per sec2023: 3.1M m3 per sec2024: 3.0M m3 per sec

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.

Analysis

In 2024, river flow minimum in Northern America stood at 3.04 million m3 per sec.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, river flow minimum in Northern America peaked at 3.20 million m3 per sec in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.52 million m3 per sec, in 2005.

Northern America ranks 8th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.60 million m3 per sec 2.52 million m3 per sec 2.67 million m3 per sec 5
2010s 2.70 million m3 per sec 2.60 million m3 per sec 2.96 million m3 per sec 10
2020s 3.11 million m3 per sec 3.04 million m3 per sec 3.20 million m3 per sec 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 5 China 1.29 million m3 per sec compare
  2. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 727,240 m3 per sec compare
  3. 7 Peru 722,451 m3 per sec compare
  4. 8 Colombia 677,813 m3 per sec compare
  5. 9 Congo 544,150 m3 per sec compare
  6. 10 Sudan 508,532 m3 per sec compare
  7. 11 Indonesia 402,093 m3 per sec compare

See the full ranking of 256 places β†’

More development goals data for Northern America

All data for Northern America β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is river flow minimum in Northern America?
River flow minimum in Northern America was 3.04 million m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest river flow minimum recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 3.20 million m3 per sec in 2022.
What is the lowest river flow minimum recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million m3 per sec in 2005.
How does Northern America rank for river flow minimum?
Northern America ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
Is river flow minimum rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
River flow minimum (m3/s)
Unit
m3 per sec
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
256 places, 5,120 data points, 2005–2024
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