Average precipitation in depth in Bhutan
Bhutan: Average precipitation in depth was 2,200 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan stood at 2,200 mm per year. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average precipitation in depth in Bhutan peaked at 2,200 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,200 mm per year, in 1961.
That places Bhutan 24th out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 2,200 mm per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 21 Saint Lucia 2,301 mm per year compare
- 22 Nicaragua 2,280 mm per year compare
- 23 Ecuador 2,274 mm per year compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 2,200 mm per year compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 2,156 mm per year compare
- 27 Myanmar 2,091 mm per year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bhutan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 56.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 450,682 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 489.68 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,654 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,552 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 73,368 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Bhutan?
- Average precipitation in depth in Bhutan was 2,200 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,200 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,200 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Bhutan rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Bhutan ranks 24th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.