Average precipitation in depth in Iceland
Iceland: Average precipitation in depth was 1,940 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Iceland, 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
The most recent figure for average precipitation in depth in Iceland is 1,940 mm per year, measured 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 Iceland peaked at 1,940 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,940 mm per year, in 1961.
That places Iceland 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 1,940 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 22,689 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3,160 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,430 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 7,679 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Iceland?
- Average precipitation in depth in Iceland was 1,940 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,940 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,940 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Iceland ranks 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland 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.