Average precipitation in depth in Qatar
Qatar: Average precipitation in depth was 74 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 74 mm per year. 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 Qatar peaked at 74 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 74 mm per year, in 1961.
That places Qatar 179th out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 74 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Qatar
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 19,042 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 659.62 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 121 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 18,275 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 2,209 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Qatar?
- Average precipitation in depth in Qatar was 74 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 74 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Qatar ranks 179th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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.