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Average precipitation in depth in Eritrea

Eritrea: Average precipitation in depth was 384 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
384 mm per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
384 mm per year
in 1993
All-time low
384 mm per year
in 1993
Years of data
30
1993–2022

Average precipitation in depth in Eritrea, 1993–2022

01002003004001993200720221993: 384 mm per year1994: 384 mm per year1995: 384 mm per year1996: 384 mm per year1997: 384 mm per year1998: 384 mm per year1999: 384 mm per year2000: 384 mm per year2001: 384 mm per year2002: 384 mm per year2003: 384 mm per year2004: 384 mm per year2005: 384 mm per year2006: 384 mm per year2007: 384 mm per year2008: 384 mm per year2009: 384 mm per year2010: 384 mm per year2011: 384 mm per year2012: 384 mm per year2013: 384 mm per year2014: 384 mm per year2015: 384 mm per year2016: 384 mm per year2017: 384 mm per year2018: 384 mm per year2019: 384 mm per year2020: 384 mm per year2021: 384 mm per year2022: 384 mm per year

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 Eritrea is 384 mm per year, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, average precipitation in depth in Eritrea peaked at 384 mm per year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 384 mm per year, in 1993.

Eritrea ranks 152nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 384 mm per year 384 mm per year 384 mm per year 7
2000s 384 mm per year 384 mm per year 384 mm per year 10
2010s 384 mm per year 384 mm per year 384 mm per year 10
2020s 384 mm per year 384 mm per year 384 mm per year 3

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 149 Israel 435 mm per year compare
  2. 150 Botswana 416 mm per year compare
  3. 151 Palestine 402 mm per year compare
  4. 153 Morocco 346 mm per year compare
  5. 154 Afghanistan 327 mm per year compare
  6. 155 Chad 322 mm per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average precipitation in depth in Eritrea?
Average precipitation in depth in Eritrea was 384 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 384 mm per year in 1993.
What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 384 mm per year in 1993.
How does Eritrea rank for average precipitation in depth?
Eritrea ranks 152nd out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eritrea 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

Indicator
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
Unit
mm per year
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 10,448 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

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.