Average precipitation in depth in Belgium
Belgium: Average precipitation in depth was 847 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Belgium, 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
The most recent figure for average precipitation in depth in Belgium is 847 mm per year, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average precipitation in depth in Belgium peaked at 847 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 847 mm per year, in 1961.
Belgium ranks 103rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 847 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 1.47 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 324,650 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 8,486 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 2.75 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Belgium?
- Average precipitation in depth in Belgium was 847 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 847 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 847 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Belgium rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Belgium ranks 103rd out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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.