Average precipitation in depth in Guyana
Guyana: Average precipitation in depth was 2,387 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Guyana, 1962–2022
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
Guyana recorded 2,387 mm per year for average precipitation in depth in 2022. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average precipitation in depth in Guyana peaked at 2,387 mm per year in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2,387 mm per year, in 1962.
Guyana ranks 16th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 2,387 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 73.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 614,522 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 165,725 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 6,028 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 999,000 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Guyana?
- Average precipitation in depth in Guyana was 2,387 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,387 mm per year in 1962.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,387 mm per year in 1962.
- How does Guyana rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Guyana ranks 16th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana 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.