Average precipitation in depth in Congo
Congo: Average precipitation in depth was 1,646 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Congo, 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
Congo recorded 1,646 mm per year for average precipitation in depth 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 Congo peaked at 1,646 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,646 mm per year, in 1961.
Congo ranks 50th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 1,646 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Congo
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Rural population 35.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 2.33 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 34,588 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 877.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 30,359 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Congo?
- Average precipitation in depth in Congo was 1,646 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,646 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,646 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Congo ranks 50th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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.