Average precipitation in depth in New Zealand
New Zealand: Average precipitation in depth was 1,732 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 1,732 mm per year, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average precipitation in depth in New Zealand peaked at 1,732 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,732 mm per year, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 45th out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 1,732 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 16.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 852,066 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.28 billion current US$ (2023)
- Land under cereal production 121,170 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 9,102 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.10 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in New Zealand?
- Average precipitation in depth in New Zealand was 1,732 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,732 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,732 mm per year in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for average precipitation in depth?
- New Zealand ranks 45th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.