Average precipitation in depth in Switzerland
Switzerland: Average precipitation in depth was 1,537 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 1,537 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 Switzerland peaked at 1,537 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,537 mm per year, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 56th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 1,537 mm per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,583 mm per year compare
- 54 Guinea-Bissau 1,577 mm per year compare
- 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,543 mm per year compare
- 57 Chile 1,522 mm per year compare
- 58 Madagascar 1,513 mm per year compare
- 59 Nepal 1,500 mm per year compare
- 59 East Timor 1,500 mm per year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 14.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.30 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 141,863 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 5,706 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 809,466 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Switzerland?
- Average precipitation in depth in Switzerland was 1,537 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,537 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,537 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Switzerland ranks 56th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.