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DEFINITION: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). 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.
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DATE
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1 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 3,200 2011
2 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 3,142 2011
3 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 3,028 2011
4 Costa RicaCosta Rica 2,926 2011
5 MalaysiaMalaysia 2,875 2011
6 BruneiBrunei 2,722 2011
7 IndonesiaIndonesia 2,702 2011
8 PanamaPanama 2,692 2011
9 BangladeshBangladesh 2,666 2011
10 ColombiaColombia 2,612 2011
11 FijiFiji 2,592 2011
12 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2,526 2011
13 SingaporeSingapore 2,497 2011
=14 LiberiaLiberia 2,391 2011
=14 NicaraguaNicaragua 2,391 2011
16 GuyanaGuyana 2,387 2011
17 GrenadaGrenada 2,350 2011
18 PhilippinesPhilippines 2,348 2011
19 SurinameSuriname 2,331 2011
20 SeychellesSeychelles 2,330 2011
21 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2,301 2011
=22 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2,200 2011
=22 BhutanBhutan 2,200 2011
24 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2,156 2011
25 BurmaBurma 2,091 2011
26 EcuadorEcuador 2,087 2011
27 DominicaDominica 2,083 2011
28 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 2,054 2011
29 JamaicaJamaica 2,051 2011
30 MauritiusMauritius 2,041 2011
31 GuatemalaGuatemala 1,996 2011
32 HondurasHonduras 1,976 2011
33 MaldivesMaldives 1,972 2011
34 IcelandIceland 1,940 2011
35 CambodiaCambodia 1,904 2011
=36 VenezuelaVenezuela 1,875 2011
=36 UkraineUkraine 1,875 2011
38 LaosLaos 1,834 2011
39 GabonGabon 1,831 2011
40 VietnamVietnam 1,821 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 1,783.6 2011
41 BrazilBrazil 1,782 2011
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1,774.3 2011
42 PeruPeru 1,738 2011
43 New ZealandNew Zealand 1,732 2011
44 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1,724 2011
45 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1,712 2011
46 BelizeBelize 1,705 2011
47 JapanJapan 1,668 2011
48 GuineaGuinea 1,651 2011
49 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 1,646 2011
50 ThailandThailand 1,622 2011
51 CameroonCameroon 1,604 2011
52 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1,583 2011
53 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1,577 2011
54 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1,543 2011
55 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,537 2011
56 ChileChile 1,522 2011
57 MadagascarMadagascar 1,513 2011
=58 East TimorEast Timor 1,500 2011
=58 NepalNepal 1,500 2011
60 AlbaniaAlbania 1,485 2011
61 HaitiHaiti 1,440 2011
62 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1,427 2011
63 BarbadosBarbados 1,422 2011
64 NorwayNorway 1,414 2011
65 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1,410 2011
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 1,398.83 2011
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 1,394.83 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1,354 2011
66 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1,348 2011
67 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1,343 2011
68 CubaCuba 1,335 2011
69 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,292 2011
=70 BurundiBurundi 1,274 2011
=70 South KoreaSouth Korea 1,274 2011
72 UruguayUruguay 1,265 2011
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 1,264.41 2011
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 1,244.06 2011
73 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1,220 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 1,216.84 2011
74 RwandaRwanda 1,212 2011
75 GhanaGhana 1,187 2011
76 MalawiMalawi 1,181 2011
77 UgandaUganda 1,180 2011
78 TogoTogo 1,168 2011
79 SloveniaSlovenia 1,162 2011
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 1,150.86 2011
80 NigeriaNigeria 1,150 2011
81 BoliviaBolivia 1,146 2011
82 ParaguayParaguay 1,130 2011
83 IrelandIreland 1,118 2011
84 CroatiaCroatia 1,113 2011
85 AustriaAustria 1,110 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1,097.46 2011
86 IndiaIndia 1,083 2011
87 TanzaniaTanzania 1,071 2011
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 1,061.15 2011
88 North KoreaNorth Korea 1,054 2011
89 BeninBenin 1,039 2011
90 MozambiqueMozambique 1,032 2011
91 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,030 2011
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 1,029.82 2011
92 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1,028 2011
93 GeorgiaGeorgia 1,026 2011
94 ZambiaZambia 1,020 2011
95 AngolaAngola 1,010 2011
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 977.16 2011
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 970.38 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 955.1 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 934.14 2011
96 LuxembourgLuxembourg 934 2011
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 901.82 2011
97 ComorosComoros 900 2011
98 FranceFrance 867 2011
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 862.2 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 858.42 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 856.48 2011
99 PortugalPortugal 854 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 848.95 2011
100 EthiopiaEthiopia 848 2011
101 BelgiumBelgium 847 2011
102 The GambiaThe Gambia 836 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 833 2011
103 ItalyItaly 832 2011
104 SlovakiaSlovakia 824 2011
=105 LesothoLesotho 788 2011
=105 SwazilandSwaziland 788 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 787.5 2011
107 NetherlandsNetherlands 778 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 771.5 2011
108 MexicoMexico 752 2011
109 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 748 2011
110 United StatesUnited States 715 2011
111 DenmarkDenmark 703 2011
112 GermanyGermany 700 2011
113 TajikistanTajikistan 691 2011
114 SenegalSenegal 686 2011
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 680.65 2011
115 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 677 2011
116 LebanonLebanon 661 2011
117 ZimbabweZimbabwe 657 2011
118 LithuaniaLithuania 656 2011
119 GreeceGreece 652 2011
120 ChinaChina 645 2011
121 LatviaLatvia 641 2011
122 RomaniaRomania 637 2011
123 SpainSpain 636 2011
124 KenyaKenya 630 2011
125 EstoniaEstonia 626 2011
126 SwedenSweden 624 2011
127 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 619 2011
128 BelarusBelarus 618 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 613.47 2011
129 BulgariaBulgaria 608 2011
130 PolandPoland 600 2011
131 TurkeyTurkey 593 2011
132 ArgentinaArgentina 591 2011
133 HungaryHungary 589 2011
134 ArmeniaArmenia 562 2011
135 MaltaMalta 560 2011
136 CanadaCanada 537 2011
137 FinlandFinland 536 2011
138 AustraliaAustralia 534 2011
139 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 533 2011
140 CyprusCyprus 498 2011
141 South AfricaSouth Africa 495 2011
142 PakistanPakistan 494 2011
143 RussiaRussia 460 2011
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 450.55 2011
144 MoldovaMoldova 450 2011
145 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 447 2011
146 IsraelIsrael 435 2011
=147 BotswanaBotswana 416 2011
=147 SudanSudan 416 2011
149 EritreaEritrea 384 2011
150 MoroccoMorocco 346 2011
151 AfghanistanAfghanistan 327 2011
152 ChadChad 322 2011
153 NamibiaNamibia 285 2011
=154 MaliMali 282 2011
=154 SomaliaSomalia 282 2011
156 SyriaSyria 252 2011
157 KazakhstanKazakhstan 250 2011
158 MongoliaMongolia 241 2011
=159 IranIran 228 2011
=159 Cape VerdeCape Verde 228 2011
161 DjiboutiDjibouti 220 2011
162 IraqIraq 216 2011
163 TunisiaTunisia 207 2011
164 UzbekistanUzbekistan 206 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 186.61 2011
165 YemenYemen 167 2011
166 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 161 2011
167 NigerNiger 151 2011
168 OmanOman 125 2011
169 KuwaitKuwait 121 2011
170 JordanJordan 111 2011
171 MauritaniaMauritania 92 2011
172 AlgeriaAlgeria 89 2011
173 BahrainBahrain 83 2011
174 United Arab EmiratesUAE 78 2011
175 QatarQatar 74 2011
176 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 59 2011
177 LibyaLibya 56 2011
178 EgyptEgypt 51 2011

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Interesting observations about Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year

  • Malaysia ranked first for average precipitation in depth > mm per year amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
  • Papua New Guinea ranked first for average precipitation in depth > mm per year amongst Hot countries in 2011.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for average precipitation in depth > mm per year amongst European Union in 2011.
  • Egypt has ranked last for average precipitation in depth > mm per year since 1962.
  • Iceland ranked first for average precipitation in depth > mm per year amongst Europe in 2011.
  • Costa Rica ranked second for average precipitation in depth > mm per year amongst Christian countries in 2011.
  • Sao Tome and Principe ranked first for average precipitation in depth > mm per year globally in 2011.
  • Singapore ranked second for average precipitation in depth > mm per year amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
  • Bhutan ranked first for average precipitation in depth > mm per year amongst Cold countries in 2011.
  • Indonesia ranked second for average precipitation in depth > mm per year amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
  • Brunei ranked second for average precipitation in depth > mm per year amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
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