Average precipitation in depth in Nigeria
Nigeria: Average precipitation in depth was 1,150 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 1,150 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 Nigeria peaked at 1,150 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,150 mm per year, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 81st out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 1,150 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 18.28 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,558 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 28.47 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Nigeria?
- Average precipitation in depth in Nigeria was 1,150 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,150 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,150 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Nigeria ranks 81st out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.