Average precipitation in depth in Malta
Malta: Average precipitation in depth was 560 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Malta, 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 Malta is 560 mm per year, measured 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 Malta peaked at 560 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 560 mm per year, in 1961.
That places Malta 138th out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 560 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 25,040 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 4,880 kg per hectare (2017)
- Cereal production 0 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Malta?
- Average precipitation in depth in Malta was 560 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 560 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 560 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Malta ranks 138th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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.