Average precipitation in depth in Haiti

Haiti: Average precipitation in depth was 1,440 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
1,440 mm per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
1,440 mm per year
in 1961
All-time low
1,440 mm per year
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Average precipitation in depth in Haiti, 1961–2022

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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

Haiti recorded 1,440 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 Haiti peaked at 1,440 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,440 mm per year, in 1961.

Haiti ranks 62nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 9
1970s 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 10
1980s 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 10
1990s 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 10
2000s 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 10
2010s 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 10
2020s 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 1,440 mm per year 3

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 59 Nepal 1,500 mm per year compare
  2. 59 East Timor 1,500 mm per year compare
  3. 61 Albania 1,485 mm per year compare
  4. 63 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,427 mm per year compare
  5. 64 Barbados 1,422 mm per year compare
  6. 65 Norway 1,414 mm per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average precipitation in depth in Haiti?
Average precipitation in depth in Haiti was 1,440 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 Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 1,440 mm per year in 1961.
What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 1,440 mm per year in 1961.
How does Haiti rank for average precipitation in depth?
Haiti ranks 62nd out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Haiti 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.