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Precipitation
AG.LND.PRCP.MM · mm
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Lithuania, Guatemala. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
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Latest known value: 1,220 mm for United Kingdom in 2022, over a series running from 1961 to 2022 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (Guatemala, 1,996 mm) to the lowest (Spain, 636 mm).
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Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Lithuania | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2021 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2020 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2019 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2018 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2017 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2016 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2015 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2014 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2013 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2012 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2011 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2010 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2009 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2008 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2007 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2006 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2005 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2004 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2003 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2002 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2001 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 2000 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 1999 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 1998 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 1997 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 1996 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 1995 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 1994 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 1993 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 1992 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 656 mm | 1,996 mm |
| 1991 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1990 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1989 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1988 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1987 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1986 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1985 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1984 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1983 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1982 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1981 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1980 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1979 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1978 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1977 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1976 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1975 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1974 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1973 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1972 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1971 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1970 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1969 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1968 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1967 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1966 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1965 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1964 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1963 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1962 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 645 mm | 1,996 mm | |
| 1961 | 1,220 mm | 832 mm | 636 mm | 778 mm | 715 mm | 1,996 mm |
World Bank 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.
Text published by the World Bank for indicator AG.LND.PRCP.MM, reproduced unchanged.
The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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