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Mexico vs United States: Average precipitation in depth

Mexico
758 mm per year
in 2022
United States
715 mm per year
in 2022
Mexico rank
110th
United States rank
112th

Average precipitation in depth over time

  • Mexico
  • United States
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 758 mm per year against 715 mm per year in United States, a difference of 43 mm per year.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Globally, Mexico ranks 110th and United States ranks 112th of 182 countries.

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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.