Rivers in Asia Ranked by Discharge

Name: Rivers in Asia Ranked by Discharge
Creator: Wikidata
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Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Average discharge. Figures for long rivers vary between sources, depending on where the source and mouth are measured. Only items Wikidata places in Asia (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Galar ranks #1 with 980,000 m³/s. That is 31 times Padma River in second place (32,000 m³/s). The top five are Galar, Padma River, Yangtze River, Jamuna River and Brahmaputra River. The median across all 50 is 3,642 m³/s; Red River is last at 900 m³/s.

#1: Galar · 980,000 m³/s
Median: 3,642 m³/s
Coverage: 50 rivers in Asia
Data year: As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: Average discharge (m³/s). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Galar 980,000; 2. Padma River 32,000; 3. Yangtze River 31,900; 4. Jamuna River 20,100; 5. Brahmaputra River 19,500; 6. Wu River 15,923; 7. Mekong River 15,000; 8. Dahan River 13,800; 9. Irrawaddy River 13,000; 10. Amur River 12,800.

Full ranking

Rivers in Asia Ranked by Discharge
Rank	River	Location	Average discharge (m³/s)
1	Galar	Armenia	980,000
2	Padma River	India, Bangladesh	32,000
3	Yangtze River	China	31,900
4	Jamuna River	Bangladesh	20,100
5	Brahmaputra River	China, India	19,500
6	Wu River	Taiwan, China	15,923
7	Mekong River	China, Cambodia	15,000
8	Dahan River	Taiwan, China	13,800
9	Irrawaddy River	Myanmar	13,000
10	Amur River	China, Russian Federation	12,800
11	Ganges	India	12,000
12	Pearl River	China	9,500
13	Kapuas River	Indonesia	7,600
14	Xi River	China	7,410
15	Shu River	China	7,290
16	Indus River	China, India	6,600
17	Fly River	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea	6,000
18	Sekong River	Cambodia, Lao PDR	5,400
19	Sankosh River	India, Bhutan	5,380
20	Mo Chhu	Bhutan	5,380
21	Salween River	China, Myanmar	4,876
22	Jinsha River	China	4,471
23	Mamberamo River	Indonesia	4,000
24	Chindwin River	Myanmar	4,000
25	Sepik	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea	3,804
26	Yamuna	India	3,480
27	Godavari River	India	3,061
28	Irtysh	China, Russian Federation	3,000
29	Batang Rajang	Malaysia	2,700
30	Yellow River	China	2,571
31	Songhua River	China	2,470
32	Death River	Indonesia	2,262
33	Han River	China	2,156
34	Jialing River	China	2,130
35	Mahanadi	India	2,100
36	Yalong River	China	2,000
37	Gandaki River	India, Nepal	1,760
38	Gan River	China	1,667
39	Krishna River	India	1,641
40	Shatt al-Arab	Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq	1,500
41	Batang Hari	Indonesia	1,500
42	Amu Darya	Uzbekistan, Tajikistan	1,400
43	Teesta River	India, Bangladesh	1,294
44	Narmada	India	1,218
45	Ussuri	China, Russian Federation	1,150
46	Tigris	Türkiye, Iraq	1,014
47	Panj River	Tajikistan, Afghanistan	1,000
48	Selenga	Russian Federation, Mongolia	935
49	Tarim River	China	920
50	Red River	China, Viet Nam	900