Average precipitation in depth in United States
United States: Average precipitation in depth was 715 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in United States, 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 States recorded 715 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 States peaked at 715 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 715 mm per year, in 1961.
That places United States 112th 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 | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 715 mm per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 109 Netherlands 778 mm per year compare
- 110 Mexico 758 mm per year compare
- 111 Burkina Faso 748 mm per year compare
- 113 Denmark 703 mm per year compare
- 114 Germany 700 mm per year compare
- 115 Tajikistan 691 mm per year compare
More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 67.70 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 223.72 billion current US$ (2021)
- Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 8,414 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 454.99 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in United States?
- Average precipitation in depth in United States was 715 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 715 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 715 mm per year in 1961.
- How does United States rank for average precipitation in depth?
- United States ranks 112th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.