Average precipitation in depth in Myanmar
Myanmar: Average precipitation in depth was 2,091 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Myanmar, 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
In 2022, average precipitation in depth in Myanmar stood at 2,091 mm per year. 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 Myanmar peaked at 2,091 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,091 mm per year, in 1961.
Myanmar ranks 27th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 2,091 mm per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 24 Bhutan 2,200 mm per year compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 2,200 mm per year compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 2,156 mm per year compare
- 28 Dominica 2,083 mm per year compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 2,054 mm per year compare
- 30 Jamaica 2,051 mm per year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 38.08 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.97 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,779 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 30.13 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Myanmar?
- Average precipitation in depth in Myanmar was 2,091 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,091 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,091 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Myanmar rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Myanmar ranks 27th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.