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DEFINITION: Average rainfall 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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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
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1 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 3,200 2008
2 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 3,142 2008
3 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 3,028 2008
4 Costa RicaCosta Rica 2,926 2008
5 MalaysiaMalaysia 2,875 2008
6 BruneiBrunei 2,722 2008
7 IndonesiaIndonesia 2,702 2008
8 PanamaPanama 2,692 2008
9 BangladeshBangladesh 2,666 2008
10 ColombiaColombia 2,612 2008
11 FijiFiji 2,592 2008
12 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2,526 2008
13 SingaporeSingapore 2,497 2008
=14 LiberiaLiberia 2,391 2008
=14 NicaraguaNicaragua 2,391 2008
16 GuyanaGuyana 2,387 2008
17 GrenadaGrenada 2,350 2008
18 PhilippinesPhilippines 2,348 2008
19 SurinameSuriname 2,331 2008
20 SeychellesSeychelles 2,330 2008
21 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2,301 2008
=22 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2,200 2008
=22 BhutanBhutan 2,200 2008
24 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2,156 2008
25 BurmaBurma 2,091 2008
26 EcuadorEcuador 2,087 2008
27 DominicaDominica 2,083 2008
28 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 2,054 2008
29 JamaicaJamaica 2,051 2008
30 MauritiusMauritius 2,041 2008
31 GuatemalaGuatemala 1,996 2008
32 HondurasHonduras 1,976 2008
33 MaldivesMaldives 1,972 2008
34 IcelandIceland 1,940 2008
35 CambodiaCambodia 1,904 2008
36 VenezuelaVenezuela 1,875 2008
37 LaosLaos 1,834 2008
38 GabonGabon 1,831 2008
39 VietnamVietnam 1,821 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 1,783.6 2008
40 BrazilBrazil 1,782 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1,774.3 2008
41 PeruPeru 1,738 2008
42 New ZealandNew Zealand 1,732 2008
43 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1,724 2008
44 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1,712 2008
45 BelizeBelize 1,705 2008
46 JapanJapan 1,668 2008
47 GuineaGuinea 1,651 2008
48 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1,646 2008
49 ThailandThailand 1,622 2008
50 CameroonCameroon 1,604 2008
51 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1,583 2008
52 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1,577 2008
53 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1,543 2008
54 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,537 2008
55 ChileChile 1,522 2008
56 MadagascarMadagascar 1,513 2008
57 NepalNepal 1,500 2008
58 AlbaniaAlbania 1,485 2008
59 HaitiHaiti 1,440 2008
60 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1,427 2008
61 BarbadosBarbados 1,422 2008
62 NorwayNorway 1,414 2008
63 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1,410 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 1,391.74 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1,354 2008
64 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1,348 2008
65 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1,343 2008
66 CubaCuba 1,335 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 1,304.85 2008
67 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,292 2008
68 BurundiBurundi 1,274 2008
69 UruguayUruguay 1,265 2008
70 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1,220 2008
71 RwandaRwanda 1,212 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 1,190.7 2008
72 GhanaGhana 1,187 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 1,186.08 2008
73 MalawiMalawi 1,181 2008
74 UgandaUganda 1,180 2008
75 TogoTogo 1,168 2008
76 SloveniaSlovenia 1,162 2008
77 NigeriaNigeria 1,150 2008
78 BoliviaBolivia 1,146 2008
79 ParaguayParaguay 1,130 2008
80 IrelandIreland 1,118 2008
81 CroatiaCroatia 1,113 2008
82 AustriaAustria 1,110 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1,097 2008
83 IndiaIndia 1,083 2008
84 TanzaniaTanzania 1,071 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 1,061.15 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 1,049.38 2008
85 BeninBenin 1,039 2008
86 MozambiqueMozambique 1,032 2008
87 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,030 2008
88 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1,028 2008
89 GeorgiaGeorgia 1,026 2008
90 ZambiaZambia 1,020 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 944.47 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 943.36 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 934.14 2008
91 LuxembourgLuxembourg 934 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 931.46 2008
92 ComorosComoros 900 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 877.82 2008
93 FranceFrance 867 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 861.97 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 856.48 2008
94 PortugalPortugal 854 2008
95 EthiopiaEthiopia 848 2008
96 BelgiumBelgium 847 2008
97 The GambiaThe Gambia 836 2008
98 ItalyItaly 832 2008
99 SlovakiaSlovakia 824 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 822.61 2008
=100 SwazilandSwaziland 788 2008
=100 LesothoLesotho 788 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 787.5 2008
102 NetherlandsNetherlands 778 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 771.5 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 755.94 2008
103 MexicoMexico 752 2008
104 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 748 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 717.77 2008
105 United StatesUnited States 715 2008
106 DenmarkDenmark 703 2008
107 GermanyGermany 700 2008
108 TajikistanTajikistan 691 2008
109 SenegalSenegal 686 2008
110 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 677 2008
111 LebanonLebanon 661 2008
112 LithuaniaLithuania 656 2008
113 GreeceGreece 652 2008
114 LatviaLatvia 641 2008
115 RomaniaRomania 637 2008
116 SpainSpain 636 2008
117 KenyaKenya 630 2008
118 EstoniaEstonia 626 2008
119 SwedenSweden 624 2008
120 BelarusBelarus 618 2008
121 BulgariaBulgaria 608 2008
122 PolandPoland 600 2008
123 TurkeyTurkey 593 2008
124 ArgentinaArgentina 591 2008
125 HungaryHungary 589 2008
126 UkraineUkraine 565 2008
127 ArmeniaArmenia 562 2008
128 MaltaMalta 560 2008
129 CanadaCanada 537 2008
130 FinlandFinland 536 2008
131 AustraliaAustralia 534 2008
132 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 533 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 526.13 2008
133 CyprusCyprus 498 2008
134 South AfricaSouth Africa 495 2008
135 PakistanPakistan 494 2008
136 RussiaRussia 460 2008
137 MoldovaMoldova 450 2008
138 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 447 2008
139 IsraelIsrael 435 2008
=140 SudanSudan 416 2008
=140 BotswanaBotswana 416 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 413.11 2008
142 EritreaEritrea 384 2008
143 GreenlandGreenland 350 2008
144 MoroccoMorocco 346 2008
145 AfghanistanAfghanistan 327 2008
146 ChadChad 322 2008
147 NamibiaNamibia 285 2008
=148 SomaliaSomalia 282 2008
=148 MaliMali 282 2008
150 SyriaSyria 252 2008
151 KazakhstanKazakhstan 250 2008
152 MongoliaMongolia 241 2008
153 Cape VerdeCape Verde 228 2008
154 DjiboutiDjibouti 220 2008
155 IraqIraq 216 2008
156 TunisiaTunisia 207 2008
157 UzbekistanUzbekistan 206 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 194.2 2008
158 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 161 2008
159 NigerNiger 151 2008
160 OmanOman 125 2008
161 KuwaitKuwait 121 2008
162 JordanJordan 111 2008
163 MauritaniaMauritania 92 2008
164 AlgeriaAlgeria 89 2008
165 BahrainBahrain 83 2008
166 United Arab EmiratesUAE 78 2008
167 QatarQatar 74 2008
168 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 59 2008
169 LibyaLibya 56 2008

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

  • Malaysia ranked first for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • United Kingdom ranked first for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst European Union in 2008.
  • Papua New Guinea ranked first for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Iceland ranked first for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Costa Rica ranked second for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Sao Tome and Principe ranked first for average rainfall in depth > mm per year globally in 2008.
  • Singapore ranked second for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.
  • Bhutan ranked first for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst Cold countries in 2008.
  • Indonesia ranked second for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Cambodia ranked first for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst Former French colonies in 2008.
  • New Zealand ranked second for average rainfall in depth > mm per year amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
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