Israel: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)

Key figures

What the numbers say

From 2012 to 2021 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.

Closest to Israel in the 2021 ranking

• West Bank and Gaza — 2nd of 2: 402

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 61 values

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

• Afghanistan — 327 (2022)
• Algeria — 89 (2022)
• Bahrain — 83 (2022)
• Djibouti — 220 (2022)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 18.1 (2022)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 228 (2022)
• Iraq — 216 (2022)
• Jordan — 111 (2022)
• Kuwait — 121 (2022)
• Lebanon — 661 (2022)

More environment data for Israel

• Population in largest city — 4.57 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 49.28% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 5.77 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 56.99% (2025)
• Rural population — 852,511 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 8.42% (2025)
• Urban population — 9.27 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 91.58% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 14,850 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

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

435 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is unchanged at from 435 in 1961. The highest value was 435 in 1961 and the lowest 435 in 1961.

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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