Brazil: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Brazil's average precipitation in depth (mm per year) did not change 0 on 2021 (from 1,761 to 1,761).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.7 and a typical year strayed about 10.29 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21 in 1963 and the biggest yearly fall was 21 in 1962. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Brazil had the 43rd highest value of the 180 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Brazil in the 2022 ranking

• Gabon — 40th of 180: 1,831
• Viet Nam — 41st of 180: 1,821
• El Salvador — 42nd of 180: 1,784
• Peru — 44th of 180: 1,738
• New Zealand — 45th of 180: 1,732
• Sri Lanka — 46th of 180: 1,712

What this measures

Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.

Limitations: The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible.

All 62 values

Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1,030 (2022)
• Argentina — 591 (2022)
• Bahamas, The — 1,292 (2022)
• Barbados — 1,422 (2022)
• Belize — 1,705 (2022)
• Bolivia — 1,146 (2022)
• Chile — 1,522 (2022)
• Colombia — 3,240 (2022)
• Costa Rica — 2,926 (2022)
• Cuba — 1,335 (2022)

More environment data for Brazil

• Population in largest city — 22.99 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 12.25% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 94.31 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 44.32% (2025)
• Rural population — 25.16 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 11.82% (2025)
• Urban population — 187.65 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 88.18% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 882,935 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Brazil's average precipitation in depth (mm per year)?

1,761 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is down 1.18% from 1,782 in 1961. The highest value was 1,782 in 1961 and the lowest 1,761 in 1962.

How does Brazil rank?

43rd highest of 180 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in average precipitation in depth (mm per year) unusual for Brazil?

In 2022, Brazil's average precipitation in depth (mm per year) did not change 0 on 2021 (from 1,761 to 1,761). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.7 and a typical year strayed about 10.29 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.LND.PRCP.MM, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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