List of countries by average annual precipitation

Countries by average annual precipitation

This is a list of countries by average annual precipitation.

List

Per the World Bank (2017)[1][2]
Country mm/
year 		in/
year 		Continent
1  Colombia 3,240 128 South America
2  São Tomé and Príncipe 3,200 130 Africa
 Tuvalu 3,200 130 Oceania
4  Papua New Guinea 3,142 123.7 Oceania
5  Solomon Islands 3,028 119.2 Oceania
6  Panama 2,928 115.3 Central America
7  Costa Rica 2,926 115.2 Central America
8  Samoa 2,880 113 Oceania
9  Malaysia 2,875 113.2 Asia
10  Brunei 2,722 107.2 Asia
11  Indonesia 2,702 106.4 Asia
12  Tonga 2,700 110 Oceania
13  Bangladesh 2,666 105.0 Asia
14  Fiji 2,592 102.0 Oceania
15  Sierra Leone 2,526 99.4 Africa
16  Singapore 2,497 98.3 Asia
17  Liberia 2,391 94.1 Africa
18  Guyana 2,387 94.0 South America
19  Grenada[a] 2,350 93 North America
20  Philippines 2,348 92.4 Asia
21  Suriname 2,331 91.8 South America
22  Seychelles 2,330 92 Africa
23  Saint Lucia 2,301 90.6 North America
24  Nicaragua 2,280 90 Central America
25  Ecuador 2,274 89.5 South America
26  Bhutan 2,200 87 Asia
26  Trinidad and Tobago 2,200 87 North America
28  Equatorial Guinea 2,156 84.9 Africa
29  Myanmar 2,091 82.3 Asia
30  Dominica 2,083 82.0 North America
31  Puerto Rico 2,054 80.9 North America
32  Jamaica 2,051 80.7 North America
33  Venezuela 2,044 80.5 South America
34  Mauritius 2,041 80.4 Africa
35  Vanuatu 2,000 79 Oceania
36  Guatemala 1,996 78.6 Central America
37  Honduras 1,976 77.8 Central America
38  Maldives 1,972 77.6 Asia
39  Iceland 1,940 76 Europe
40  Cambodia 1,904 75.0 Asia
41  Laos 1,834 72.2 Asia
42  Gabon 1,831 72.1 Africa
43  Vietnam 1,821 71.7 Asia
44  El Salvador 1,784 70.2 Central America
45  Brazil 1,761 69.3 South America
46  Peru 1,738 68.4 South America
47  New Zealand 1,732 68.2 Oceania
48  Sri Lanka 1,712 67.4 Asia
49  Belize 1,705 67.1 North America
50  Japan 1,668 65.7 Asia
51  Guinea 1,651 65.0 Africa
52  Congo 1,646 64.8 Africa
53  Thailand 1,622 63.9 Asia
54  Cameroon 1,604 63.1 Africa
55  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,583 62.3 North America
56  Guinea-Bissau 1,577 62.1 Africa
57  DR Congo 1,543 60.7 Africa
58   Switzerland 1,537 60.5 Europe
59  Chile 1,522 59.9 South America
60  Madagascar 1,513 59.6 Africa
61  Timor-Leste 1,500 59 Asia
61    Nepal 1,500 59 Asia
63  Albania 1,485 58.5 Europe
64  Haiti 1,440 57 North America
65  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,427 56.2 North America
66  Barbados 1,422 56.0 North America
67  Norway 1,414 55.7 Europe
68  Dominican Republic 1,410 56 North America
69  Ivory Coast 1,348 53.1 Africa
70  Central African Republic 1,343 52.9 Africa
71  Cuba 1,335 52.6 North America
72  Uruguay 1,300 51 South America
73  Bahamas 1,292 50.9 North America
74  Burundi 1,274 50.2 Africa
74  South Korea 1,274 50.2 Asia
76  United Kingdom 1,220 48 Europe
77  Rwanda 1,212 47.7 Africa
78  Ghana 1,187 46.7 Africa
79  Malawi 1,181 46.5 Africa
80  Uganda 1,180 46 Africa
81  Togo 1,168 46.0 Africa
82  Slovenia 1,162 45.7 Europe
83  Nigeria 1,150 45 Africa
84  Bolivia 1,146 45.1 South America
85  Paraguay 1,130 44 South America
86  Ireland 1,118 44.0 Europe
87  Croatia 1,113 43.8 Europe
88  Austria 1,110 44 Europe
89  India 1,083 42.6 Asia
90  Tanzania 1,071 42.2 Africa
91  North Korea 1,054 41.5 Asia
92  Benin 1,039 40.9 Africa
93  Mozambique 1,032 40.6 Africa
94  Antigua and Barbuda 1,030 41 North America
95  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,028 40.5 Europe
96  Georgia 1,026 40.4 Asia
97  Zambia 1,020 40 Africa
98  Angola 1,010 40 Africa
99  Luxembourg 934 36.8 Europe
100  Comoros 900 35 Africa
101  South Sudan 900 35 Africa
102  France 867 34.1 Europe
103  Portugal 854 33.6 Europe
104  Ethiopia 848 33.4 Africa
105  Belgium 847 33.3 Europe
106  Gambia 836 32.9 Africa
107  Italy 832 32.8 Europe
108  Slovakia 824 32.4 Europe
109  Eswatini 788 31.0 Africa
109  Lesotho 788 31.0 Africa
111  Netherlands 778 30.6 Europe
112  Mexico 758 29.8 North America
113  Burkina Faso 748 29.4 Africa
114  United States 715 28.1 North America
115  Denmark 703 27.7 Europe
116  Germany 700 28 Europe
117  Tajikistan 691 27.2 Asia
118  Senegal 686 27.0 Africa
119  Czech Republic 677 26.7 Europe
120  Latvia 667 26.3 Europe
121  Lebanon 661 26.0 Asia
122  Zimbabwe 657 25.9 Africa
123  Lithuania 656 25.8 Europe
124  Greece 652 25.7 Europe
125  China 645 25.4 Asia
126  Romania 637 25.1 Europe
127  Spain 636 25.0 Europe
128  Kenya 630 25 Africa
129  Estonia 626 24.6 Europe
130  Sweden 624 24.6 Europe
131  North Macedonia 619 24.4 Europe
132  Belarus 618 24.3 Europe
133  Bulgaria 608 23.9 Europe
134  Poland 600 24 Europe
135  Turkey 593 23.3 Europe-Asia
136  Argentina 591 23.3 South America
137  Hungary 589 23.2 Europe
138  Ukraine 565 22.2 Europe
139  Armenia 562 22.1 Asia
140  Malta 560 22 Europe
141  Canada 537 21.1 North America
142  Finland 536 21.1 Europe
143  Australia 534 21.0 Oceania
144  Kyrgyzstan 533 21.0 Asia
145  Cyprus 498 19.6 Asia
146  South Africa 495 19.5 Africa
147  Pakistan 494 19.4 Asia
148  Russia 460 18 Europe-Asia
149  Moldova 450 18 Europe
150  Azerbaijan 447 17.6 Asia
151  Israel 435 17.1 Asia
152  Botswana 416 16.4 Africa
153  Palestine[b] 402 15.8 Asia
154  Eritrea 384 15.1 Africa
155  Morocco 346 13.6 Africa
156  Afghanistan 327 12.9 Asia
157  Chad 322 12.7 Africa
158  Namibia 285 11.2 Africa
159  Mali 282 11.1 Africa
159  Somalia 282 11.1 Africa
161  Syria 252 9.9 Asia
162  Kazakhstan 250 9.8 Asia
162  Sudan 250 9.8 Africa
164  Mongolia 241 9.5 Asia
165  Cape Verde 228 9.0 Africa
165  Iran 228 9.0 Asia
167  Djibouti 220 8.7 Africa
168  Iraq 216 8.5 Asia
169  Tunisia 207 8.1 Africa
170  Uzbekistan 206 8.1 Asia
171  Yemen 167 6.6 Asia
172  Turkmenistan 161 6.3 Asia
173  Niger 151 5.9 Africa
174  Oman 125 4.9 Asia
175  Kuwait 121 4.8 Asia
176  Jordan 111 4.4 Asia
177  Mauritania 92 3.6 Africa
178  Algeria 89 3.5 Africa
179  Bahrain 83 3.3 Asia
180  United Arab Emirates 78 3.1 Asia
181  Qatar 74 2.9 Asia
182  Saudi Arabia 59 2.3 Asia
183  Libya 56 2.2 Africa
184  Egypt 18 0.71 Africa

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Grenada's latest measurement was in 2014.
  2. ^ Palestine's latest measurement was in 2014.

References

  1. ^ "Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) | Data". data.worldbank.org.
  2. ^ "The Top 10 Countries With The Most Rainfall In The World". IMP. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
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