Statizoid

Iceland vs Laos: Average precipitation in depth

Iceland
1,940 mm per year
in 2022
Laos
1,834 mm per year
in 2022
Iceland rank
37th
Laos rank
39th

Average precipitation in depth over time

  • Iceland
  • Laos
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119912022

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1,940 mm per year against 1,834 mm per year in Laos, a difference of 106 mm per year.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Globally, Iceland ranks 37th and Laos ranks 39th of 182 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
Unit
mm per year
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 10,448 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

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.