River flow minimum in Zambia
Zambia: River flow minimum was 57,744 m3 per sec in 2024. β² Rising
River flow minimum in Zambia, 2005β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in m3 per sec.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 57,744 m3 per sec for river flow minimum in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flow minimum in Zambia peaked at 57,744 m3 per sec in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24,307 m3 per sec, in 2007.
Zambia ranks 35th of 217 countries 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,258 m3 per sec | 24,307 m3 per sec | 33,324 m3 per sec | 5 |
| 2010s | 45,236 m3 per sec | 38,613 m3 per sec | 48,574 m3 per sec | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,636 m3 per sec | 39,940 m3 per sec | 57,744 m3 per sec | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More development goals data for Zambia
- Red List Index 0.9703 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.38 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 84.52 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,802 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flow minimum in Zambia?
- River flow minimum in Zambia was 57,744 m3 per sec in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest river flow minimum recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 57,744 m3 per sec in 2024.
- What is the lowest river flow minimum recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,307 m3 per sec in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for river flow minimum?
- Zambia ranks 35th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is river flow minimum rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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