Average precipitation in depth in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Average precipitation in depth was 1,220 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in United Kingdom, 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 Kingdom recorded 1,220 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 Kingdom peaked at 1,220 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,220 mm per year, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom 74th 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 | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 1,220 mm per year | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 16.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 11.59 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.09 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 7,138 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 22.05 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in United Kingdom?
- Average precipitation in depth in United Kingdom was 1,220 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 Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1,220 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,220 mm per year in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for average precipitation in depth?
- United Kingdom ranks 74th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.