Geography > Precipitation: Countries Compared

Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor

After six years of drought and the worst winter in a decade, heavy rains and melting snow have killed as many as 200 people in Afghanistan over the last several days. <p>In Farah province, 68 people have died in the floods. 40 more died in Faryab and Ghor provinces, while there were 115 confirmed deaths in Uruzgan province. U.S. military helicopters rescued 250 people about 70 kilometers northeast of the U.S. Army base at Kandahar after the Helmand River burst its banks. <p>Many houses were also wiped out by the floods, including almost 8,000 in Farah province, 2,500 in Heart province, and the houses of more than 260 families in Ghor province. <p>The average annual precipitation in Afghanistanâ€™s capital Kabul is 313 millimeters.

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DEFINITION: Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960).

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	GuineaGuinea	3,784 mm	1960
2	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	3,290 mm	1960
3	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2,946 mm	1960
4	GabonGabon	2,841 mm	1960
5	BurmaBurma	2,681 mm	1960
6	MalaysiaMalaysia	2,366 mm	1960
7	GuyanaGuyana	2,262 mm	1960
8	SeychellesSeychelles	2,172 mm	1960
9	IndiaIndia	2,168 mm	1960
10	SingaporeSingapore	2,150 mm	1960
11	MaldivesMaldives	1,951 mm	1960
12	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	1,870 mm	1960
13	MauritiusMauritius	1,793 mm	1960
14	LaosLaos	1,651 mm	1960
15	NigeriaNigeria	1,507 mm	1960
16	ThailandThailand	1,498 mm	1960
17	MadagascarMadagascar	1,459 mm	1960
18	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	1,448 mm	1960
19	JapanJapan	1,406 mm	1960
20	SloveniaSlovenia	1,393 mm	1960
21	South KoreaSouth Korea	1,371 mm	1960
22	The BahamasThe Bahamas	1,360 mm	1960
23	ParaguayParaguay	1,333 mm	1960
24	AustraliaAustralia	1,304 mm	1960
25	United StatesUnited States	1,201 mm	1960
26	TanzaniaTanzania	1,148 mm	1960
=27	ArgentinaArgentina	1,147 mm	1960
=27	NicaraguaNicaragua	1,147 mm	1960
29	New ZealandNew Zealand	1,120 mm	1960
30	UruguayUruguay	1,102 mm	1960
31	KenyaKenya	1,063 mm	1960
32	RwandaRwanda	1,028 mm	1960
33	EcuadorEcuador	1,026 mm	1960
34	North KoreaNorth Korea	1,001 mm	1960
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	981.33 mm	1960
35	ItalyItaly	944 mm	1960
36	GermanyGermany	933 mm	1960
37	MalawiMalawi	922 mm	1960
38	VenezuelaVenezuela	916 mm	1960
=39	TogoTogo	878 mm	1960
=39	MaliMali	878 mm	1960
41	LuxembourgLuxembourg	875 mm	1960
42	HondurasHonduras	873 mm	1960
43	MexicoMexico	848 mm	1960
44	LebanonLebanon	825 mm	1960
45	IcelandIceland	801 mm	1960
46	NorwayNorway	763 mm	1960
47	NetherlandsNetherlands	760 mm	1960
48	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	754 mm	1960
49	PortugalPortugal	753 mm	1960
50	IrelandIreland	731 mm	1960
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	697.25 mm	1960
51	TurkeyTurkey	697 mm	1960
52	RussiaRussia	691 mm	1960
=53	AlgeriaAlgeria	686 mm	1960
=53	PolandPoland	686 mm	1960
55	LithuaniaLithuania	683 mm	1960
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	674.04 mm	1960
56	DominicaDominica	654 mm	1960
57	FinlandFinland	651 mm	1960
58	FranceFrance	650 mm	1960
59	UkraineUkraine	649 mm	1960
60	LatviaLatvia	636 mm	1960
61	AustriaAustria	607 mm	1960
62	RomaniaRomania	595 mm	1960
63	TajikistanTajikistan	569 mm	1960
64	HungaryHungary	563 mm	1960
65	MaltaMalta	553 mm	1960
66	MoldovaMoldova	547 mm	1960
67	SwedenSweden	539 mm	1960
68	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	527 mm	1960
69	SlovakiaSlovakia	523 mm	1960
70	South AfricaSouth Africa	520 mm	1960
71	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	507 mm	1960
72	GeorgiaGeorgia	498 mm	1960
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	470.31 mm	1960
73	TunisiaTunisia	466 mm	1960
74	SpainSpain	456 mm	1960
75	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	443 mm	1960
76	MoroccoMorocco	426 mm	1960
77	UzbekistanUzbekistan	420 mm	1960
78	GreeceGreece	371 mm	1960
79	CyprusCyprus	320 mm	1960
80	AfghanistanAfghanistan	313 mm	1960
81	ArmeniaArmenia	277 mm	1960
82	JordanJordan	271 mm	1960
83	KazakhstanKazakhstan	264 mm	1960
84	IranIran	230 mm	1960
85	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	227 mm	1960
86	PakistanPakistan	218 mm	1960
87	MongoliaMongolia	217 mm	1960
88	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	210 mm	1960
89	DjiboutiDjibouti	163 mm	1960
90	SyriaSyria	143 mm	1960
91	KuwaitKuwait	108 mm	1960
92	United Arab EmiratesUAE	89 mm	1960
93	QatarQatar	75 mm	1960
94	BahrainBahrain	72 mm	1960
95	PeruPeru	6 mm	1960

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