Average precipitation in depth in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Average precipitation in depth was 78 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in United Arab Emirates, 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
United Arab Emirates recorded 78 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 United Arab Emirates peaked at 78 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 78 mm per year, in 1961.
That places United Arab Emirates 178th out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 78 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 14.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.62 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.25 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 945 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 23,306 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 22,014 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in United Arab Emirates?
- Average precipitation in depth in United Arab Emirates was 78 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 78 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 mm per year in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for average precipitation in depth?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 178th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.