Average precipitation in depth in Algeria
Algeria: Average precipitation in depth was 89 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Algeria, 1961–2022
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in mm per year.
Analysis
In 2022, average precipitation in depth in Algeria stood at 89 mm per year. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average precipitation in depth in Algeria peaked at 89 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 89 mm per year, in 1961.
Algeria ranks 176th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 89 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
- Rural population 24.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 11.47 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.68 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 4.12 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Algeria?
- Average precipitation in depth in Algeria was 89 mm per year in 2022, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest average precipitation in depth recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 89 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Algeria rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Algeria ranks 176th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.