Average precipitation in depth in Tanzania
Tanzania: Average precipitation in depth was 1,071 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Tanzania, 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
Tanzania recorded 1,071 mm per year for average precipitation in depth 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 Tanzania peaked at 1,071 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,071 mm per year, in 1961.
That places Tanzania 88th 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 | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 1,071 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,961 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 12.79 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Tanzania?
- Average precipitation in depth in Tanzania was 1,071 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,071 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,071 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Tanzania ranks 88th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.