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Netherlands vs United States: Average precipitation in depth

Netherlands
778 mm per year
in 2022
United States
715 mm per year
in 2022
Netherlands rank
109th
United States rank
112th

Average precipitation in depth over time

  • Netherlands
  • United States
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 778 mm per year against 715 mm per year in United States, a difference of 63 mm per year.

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

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

Globally, Netherlands ranks 109th 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.