Average precipitation in depth in Israel
Israel: Average precipitation in depth was 435 mm per year in 2021. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Israel, 1961–2021
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
In 2021, average precipitation in depth in Israel stood at 435 mm per year. 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 Israel peaked at 435 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 435 mm per year, in 1961.
That places Israel 149th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 435 mm per year | 2 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 8.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 852,511 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.97 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 91,082 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,551 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 232,343 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Israel?
- Average precipitation in depth in Israel was 435 mm per year in 2021, 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 435 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 435 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Israel rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Israel ranks 149th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Israel 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.