Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) by country

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.

Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.

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Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, AG.LND.PRCP.MM, 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) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.