social2025
Annual precipitation
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1,160.0millimeters
Median: 959.6millimeters
Countries Covered
190
with available data
Highest
Papua New Guinea
4,152.2millimeters
Lowest
Egypt
6.4millimeters
Top 5 Countries
1Papua New Guinea4,152.2millimeters
2Solomon Islands4,108.9millimeters
3Philippines3,682.5millimeters
4Indonesia3,661.6millimeters
5Panama3,521.9millimeters
By Region
South America1,973.8millimeters(7 countries)
Other1,255.4millimeters(111 countries)
Asia1,121.8millimeters(25 countries)
Oceania1,042.8millimeters(2 countries)
North America1,002.6millimeters(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (6.4millimeters)High (4,152.2millimeters)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,160.0millimeters)
South America (7)
Other (111)
Asia (25)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 4,152.2millimeters |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 4,108.9millimeters |
| 3 | Philippines | 3,682.5millimeters |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3,661.6millimeters |
| 5 | Panama | 3,521.9millimeters |
| 6 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,512.2millimeters |
| 7 | Colombia | 3,459.7millimeters |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 3,314.3millimeters |
| 9 | Samoa | 3,284.2millimeters |
| 10 | Ecuador | 3,271.9millimeters |
| 11 | Malaysia | 3,150.1millimeters |
| 12 | American Samoa | 2,993.7millimeters |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 2,951.5millimeters |
| 14 | Bhutan | 2,741.3millimeters |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,681.8millimeters |
| 16 | Fiji | 2,520.5millimeters |
| 17 | Suriname | 2,493.7millimeters |
| 18 | Myanmar | 2,469.0millimeters |
| 19 | Liberia | 2,397.8millimeters |
| 20 | Vietnam | 2,376.6millimeters |
| 21 | Peru | 2,364.5millimeters |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 2,297.6millimeters |
| 23 | Guyana | 2,266.9millimeters |
| 24 | Venezuela | 2,174.4millimeters |
| 25 | Nepal | 2,130.9millimeters |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,107.8millimeters |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 2,080.9millimeters |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 2,057.1millimeters |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 1,983.9millimeters |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 1,915.2millimeters |
| 31 | Cambodia | 1,898.0millimeters |
| 32 | Gabon | 1,888.4millimeters |
| 33 | Guinea | 1,861.2millimeters |
| 34 | New Caledonia | 1,855.7millimeters |
| 35 | French Polynesia | 1,827.5millimeters |
| 36 | Hong Kong | 1,807.6millimeters |
| 37 | Thailand | 1,756.8millimeters |
| 38 | Burundi | 1,732.3millimeters |
| 39 | Guatemala | 1,721.2millimeters |
| 40 | Honduras | 1,668.4millimeters |
| 41 | Japan | 1,641.6millimeters |
| 42 | New Zealand | 1,630.7millimeters |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,621.0millimeters |
| 44 | Belize | 1,620.0millimeters |
| 45 | Cameroon | 1,611.0millimeters |
| 46 | Brazil | 1,608.6millimeters |
| 47 | Malawi | 1,548.9millimeters |
| 48 | Switzerland | 1,537.2millimeters |
| 49 | Montenegro | 1,525.1millimeters |
| 50 | Cook Islands | 1,503.7millimeters |
| 51 | Bolivia | 1,481.6millimeters |
| 52 | Republic of the Congo | 1,480.6millimeters |
| 53 | Madagascar | 1,464.9millimeters |
| 54 | Rwanda | 1,415.7millimeters |
| 55 | Chile | 1,414.9millimeters |
| 56 | Iceland | 1,409.1millimeters |
| 57 | India | 1,404.4millimeters |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,390.7millimeters |
| 59 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,382.6millimeters |
| 60 | El Salvador | 1,357.9millimeters |
| 61 | Lesotho | 1,328.9millimeters |
| 62 | Uganda | 1,307.7millimeters |
| 63 | Norway | 1,296.1millimeters |
| 64 | Albania | 1,288.8millimeters |
| 65 | South Korea | 1,270.4millimeters |
| 66 | Slovenia | 1,263.8millimeters |
| 67 | Seychelles | 1,243.5millimeters |
| 68 | North Korea | 1,236.6millimeters |
| 69 | Paraguay | 1,211.0millimeters |
| 70 | Georgia | 1,192.1millimeters |
| 71 | Jamaica | 1,149.2millimeters |
| 72 | Isle of Man | 1,144.0millimeters |
| 73 | France | 1,137.8millimeters |
| 74 | Puerto Rico | 1,132.6millimeters |
| 75 | Ireland | 1,124.5millimeters |
| 76 | Zambia | 1,120.0millimeters |
| 77 | Mozambique | 1,102.5millimeters |
| 78 | Austria | 1,079.3millimeters |
| 79 | Angola | 1,071.5millimeters |
| 80 | Faroe Islands | 1,056.2millimeters |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,054.0millimeters |
| 82 | Portugal | 1,041.6millimeters |
| 83 | Uruguay | 1,039.8millimeters |
| 84 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,035.2millimeters |
| 85 | Italy | 1,028.2millimeters |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 1,019.0millimeters |
| 87 | Nigeria | 1,016.6millimeters |
| 88 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,016.6millimeters |
| 89 | Togo | 1,013.5millimeters |
| 90 | Eswatini | 1,007.6millimeters |
| 91 | Croatia | 987.5millimeters |
| 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 973.9millimeters |
| 93 | Central African Republic | 967.2millimeters |
| 94 | Bahamas | 966.5millimeters |
| 95 | United Kingdom | 962.5millimeters |
| 96 | Andorra | 956.7millimeters |
| 97 | Mauritius | 949.5millimeters |
| 98 | Comoros | 947.1millimeters |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 939.5millimeters |
| 100 | Benin | 934.8millimeters |
| 101 | United Republic of Tanzania | 934.0millimeters |
| 102 | Haiti | 933.5millimeters |
| 103 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 910.9millimeters |
| 104 | Antigua and Barbuda | 891.6millimeters |
| 105 | Anguilla | 889.5millimeters |
| 106 | Ghana | 875.6millimeters |
| 107 | Republic of The Gambia | 845.7millimeters |
| 108 | Estonia | 845.4millimeters |
| 109 | Cuba | 843.2millimeters |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 836.7millimeters |
| 111 | People's Republic of China | 833.2millimeters |
| 112 | Latvia | 833.2millimeters |
| 113 | Ethiopia | 829.1millimeters |
| 114 | United States of America | 810.4millimeters |
| 115 | Sweden | 809.9millimeters |
| 116 | Mexico | 809.1millimeters |
| 117 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 796.5millimeters |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 796.3millimeters |
| 119 | Lithuania | 782.5millimeters |
| 120 | Slovakia | 770.3millimeters |
| 121 | Belgium | 761.5millimeters |
| 122 | Greece | 759.5millimeters |
| 123 | Belarus | 751.7millimeters |
| 124 | Spain | 741.7millimeters |
| 125 | Germany | 734.1millimeters |
| 126 | Finland | 729.9millimeters |
| 127 | Denmark | 723.0millimeters |
| 128 | Netherlands | 709.4millimeters |
| 129 | Armenia | 704.2millimeters |
| 130 | Romania | 690.5millimeters |
| 131 | South Sudan | 690.1millimeters |
| 132 | Bulgaria | 689.3millimeters |
| 133 | Botswana | 685.7millimeters |
| 134 | Poland | 684.4millimeters |
| 135 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 681.5millimeters |
| 136 | Canada | 669.9millimeters |
| 137 | Czech Republic | 669.2millimeters |
| 138 | Serbia | 661.7millimeters |
| 139 | Argentina | 656.9millimeters |
| 140 | South Africa | 652.2millimeters |
| 141 | Kenya | 613.4millimeters |
| 142 | Russian Federation | 597.1millimeters |
| 143 | Kiribati | 592.8millimeters |
| 144 | Senegal | 577.9millimeters |
| 145 | Cayman Islands | 569.4millimeters |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 560.8millimeters |
| 147 | Hungary | 553.0millimeters |
| 148 | Türkiye | 545.8millimeters |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 542.1millimeters |
| 150 | Ukraine | 538.1millimeters |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | 508.2millimeters |
| 152 | Greenland | 482.2millimeters |
| 153 | Moldova, Republic of | 458.8millimeters |
| 154 | Australia | 454.9millimeters |
| 155 | Namibia | 450.2millimeters |
| 156 | Lebanon | 421.6millimeters |
| 157 | Pakistan | 372.4millimeters |
| 158 | Kazakhstan | 309.4millimeters |
| 159 | Eritrea | 290.5millimeters |
| 160 | Cyprus | 288.5millimeters |
| 161 | Morocco | 282.4millimeters |
| 162 | Afghanistan | 266.2millimeters |
| 163 | State of Palestine | 256.6millimeters |
| 164 | Mongolia | 246.0millimeters |
| 165 | Mali | 240.6millimeters |
| 166 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 212.2millimeters |
| 167 | Chad | 208.0millimeters |
| 168 | Tunisia | 198.3millimeters |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 175.4millimeters |
| 170 | Uzbekistan | 170.6millimeters |
| 171 | Iraq | 169.5millimeters |
| 172 | Israel | 154.1millimeters |
| 173 | Somalia | 152.4millimeters |
| 174 | Syrian Arab Republic | 145.5millimeters |
| 175 | Sudan | 129.8millimeters |
| 176 | Djibouti | 123.7millimeters |
| 177 | Turkmenistan | 113.7millimeters |
| 178 | Kuwait | 106.6millimeters |
| 179 | Yemen | 106.0millimeters |
| 180 | Jordan | 74.2millimeters |
| 181 | Niger | 71.2millimeters |
| 182 | Algeria | 65.3millimeters |
| 183 | Qatar | 59.4millimeters |
| 184 | Mauritania | 55.6millimeters |
| 185 | Saudi Arabia | 51.4millimeters |
| 186 | Bahrain | 42.6millimeters |
| 187 | Oman | 27.1millimeters |
| 188 | United Arab Emirates | 18.7millimeters |
| 189 | Libya | 16.5millimeters |
| 190 | Egypt | 6.4millimeters |
Showing 190 of 190 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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