Greece: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)

Key figures

What the numbers say

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, Greece had the 122nd 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 Greece in the 2022 ranking

• Lebanon — 119th of 180: 661
• Zimbabwe — 120th of 180: 657
• Lithuania — 121st of 180: 656
• China — 123rd of 180: 645
• Romania — 124th of 180: 637
• Spain — 125th of 180: 636

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

• Albania — 1,485 (2022)
• Armenia — 562 (2022)
• Austria — 1,110 (2022)
• Azerbaijan — 447 (2022)
• Belarus — 618 (2022)
• Belgium — 847 (2022)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1,028 (2022)
• Bulgaria — 608 (2022)
• Croatia — 1,113 (2022)
• Cyprus — 498 (2022)

More environment data for Greece

• Population in largest city — 3.16 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 38.24% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 3.16 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 30.3% (2025)
• Rural population — 2.16 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 20.78% (2025)
• Urban population — 8.25 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 79.22% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 128,022 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

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

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

How has it changed since 1961?

It is unchanged at from 652 in 1961. The highest value was 652 in 1961 and the lowest 652 in 1961.

How does Greece rank?

122nd highest of 180 economies with data for 2022.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).

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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