Average precipitation in depth in Egypt
Egypt: Average precipitation in depth was 18.1 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Egypt, 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
Egypt recorded 18.1 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 Egypt peaked at 18.1 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.1 mm per year, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 182nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 18.1 mm per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.16 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 7,402 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 23.39 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Egypt?
- Average precipitation in depth in Egypt was 18.1 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Egypt ranks 182nd out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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.