Average precipitation in depth in Zambia
Zambia: Average precipitation in depth was 1,020 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 1,020 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 Zambia peaked at 1,020 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,020 mm per year, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 95th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 1,020 mm per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 92 Antigua and Barbuda 1,030 mm per year compare
- 93 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,028 mm per year compare
- 94 Georgia 1,026 mm per year compare
- 96 Angola 1,010 mm per year compare
- 97 Luxembourg 934 mm per year compare
- 98 Comoros 900 mm per year compare
- 98 South Sudan 900 mm per year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 11.85 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.56 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 2,344 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 3.66 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Zambia?
- Average precipitation in depth in Zambia was 1,020 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,020 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,020 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Zambia ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.