This statistic displays the largest waterfalls in the world, based on their average width, as of 2016. That year, the Kongou Falls in Gabon, also known as Chutes Kongou, measured an average width of 3,200 meters across. It is considered one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world and is located within the Ivindo National Park.
Average width of largest waterfalls in the world, as of 2016
(in meters)
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World Waterfall Database. (June 20, 2016). Average width of largest waterfalls in the world, as of 2016 (in meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/563377/worldwide-widest-waterfalls/
World Waterfall Database. "Average width of largest waterfalls in the world, as of 2016 (in meters)." Chart. June 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/563377/worldwide-widest-waterfalls/
World Waterfall Database. (2016). Average width of largest waterfalls in the world, as of 2016 (in meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/563377/worldwide-widest-waterfalls/
World Waterfall Database. "Average Width of Largest Waterfalls in The World, as of 2016 (in Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/563377/worldwide-widest-waterfalls/
World Waterfall Database, Average width of largest waterfalls in the world, as of 2016 (in meters) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/563377/worldwide-widest-waterfalls/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Average width of largest waterfalls in the world, as of 2016 (in meters) [Graph], World Waterfall Database, June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/563377/worldwide-widest-waterfalls/
