Average precipitation in depth in Kuwait
Kuwait: Average precipitation in depth was 121 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 121 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 Kuwait peaked at 121 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 121 mm per year, in 1961.
Kuwait ranks 173rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 121 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -146.8% (2004)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 834.02 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,070 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 14,957 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 30,955 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Kuwait?
- Average precipitation in depth in Kuwait was 121 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 121 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 121 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Kuwait ranks 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.