Average precipitation in depth in Gabon
Gabon: Average precipitation in depth was 1,831 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Gabon, 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
Gabon recorded 1,831 mm per year for average precipitation in depth in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average precipitation in depth in Gabon peaked at 1,831 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,831 mm per year, in 1961.
Gabon ranks 40th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 1,831 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
- Rural population 7.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 205,177 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 30,075 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,587 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 47,737 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Gabon?
- Average precipitation in depth in Gabon was 1,831 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,831 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,831 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Gabon ranks 40th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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.