River flow minimum in Senegal
Senegal: River flow minimum was 8,497 m3 per sec in 2024. ▲ Rising
River flow minimum in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 8,497 m3 per sec, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow minimum in Senegal peaked at 8,497 m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,085 m3 per sec, in 2008.
Senegal ranks 86th of 234 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.
River flow minimum in Senegal, year by year
| Year | m3 per sec | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,903 m3 per sec | — |
| 2006 | 5,473 m3 per sec | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 5,183 m3 per sec | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 5,085 m3 per sec | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5,653 m3 per sec | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 5,149 m3 per sec | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 5,580 m3 per sec | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 6,286 m3 per sec | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 6,986 m3 per sec | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 6,820 m3 per sec | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 6,466 m3 per sec | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 5,765 m3 per sec | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 5,385 m3 per sec | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 5,614 m3 per sec | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 5,349 m3 per sec | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 5,945 m3 per sec | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 6,992 m3 per sec | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 7,979 m3 per sec | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 8,004 m3 per sec | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8,497 m3 per sec | +6.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 8,497 m3 per sec is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,069 m3 per sec, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 8,497 m3 per sec is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,245 m3 per sec, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,459 m3 per sec | 5,085 m3 per sec | 5,903 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 5,940 m3 per sec | 5,149 m3 per sec | 6,986 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,483 m3 per sec | 5,945 m3 per sec | 8,497 m3 per sec | 5 |
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More development goals data for Senegal
- Red List Index 0.9773 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 68.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 199.23 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 15,406 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow minimum in Senegal?
- River flow minimum in Senegal was 8,497 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow minimum recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8,497 m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow minimum recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,085 m3 per sec in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for river flow minimum?
- Senegal ranks 86th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow minimum rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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