Average precipitation in depth in India
India: Average precipitation in depth was 1,083 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in India, 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
India recorded 1,083 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 India peaked at 1,083 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,083 mm per year, in 1961.
India ranks 87th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 1,083 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 391.12 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in India?
- Average precipitation in depth in India was 1,083 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,083 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,083 mm per year in 1961.
- How does India rank for average precipitation in depth?
- India ranks 87th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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.