Average precipitation in depth in Dominica
Dominica: Average precipitation in depth was 2,083 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Dominica, 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 Dominica is 2,083 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 Dominica peaked at 2,083 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,083 mm per year, in 1961.
Dominica ranks 28th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 2,083 mm per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 2,156 mm per year compare
- 27 Myanmar 2,091 mm per year compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 2,054 mm per year compare
- 30 Jamaica 2,051 mm per year compare
- 31 Venezuela 2,044 mm per year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.2% (2023)
- Rural population 26.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 17,136 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 87.61 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 115 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,682 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 193.13 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Dominica?
- Average precipitation in depth in Dominica was 2,083 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,083 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,083 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Dominica ranks 28th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica 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.