Average precipitation in depth in Canada
Canada: Average precipitation in depth was 537 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 537 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 Canada peaked at 537 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 537 mm per year, in 1961.
That places Canada 139th out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 537 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,695 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 59.24 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Canada?
- Average precipitation in depth in Canada was 537 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 537 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 537 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Canada ranks 139th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.