Average precipitation in depth in Malawi
Malawi: Average precipitation in depth was 1,181 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Malawi, 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
Malawi recorded 1,181 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 Malawi peaked at 1,181 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,181 mm per year, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 77th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 1,181 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,857 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 3.80 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Malawi?
- Average precipitation in depth in Malawi was 1,181 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,181 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,181 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Malawi ranks 77th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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.