Average precipitation in depth in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Average precipitation in depth was 1,343 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Central African Republic, 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 Central African Republic stood at 1,343 mm per year. 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 Central African Republic peaked at 1,343 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,343 mm per year, in 1961.
Central African Republic ranks 68th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 1,343 mm per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More agriculture & rural data for Central African Republic
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 55.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.06 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 846.47 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 344,610 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 878.1 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 302,592 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Central African Republic?
- Average precipitation in depth in Central African Republic was 1,343 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1,343 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,343 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Central African Republic rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Central African Republic ranks 68th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.