Average precipitation in depth in Finland
Finland: Average precipitation in depth was 536 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Finland, 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
Finland recorded 536 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 Finland peaked at 536 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 536 mm per year, in 1961.
Finland ranks 140th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 536 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population 25.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.44 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 908,230 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,310 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 3.01 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Finland?
- Average precipitation in depth in Finland was 536 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 536 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 536 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Finland rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Finland ranks 140th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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.