China vs United States: Annual precipitation

China

833.24 millimeters

in 2025

United States

810.4 millimeters

in 2025

China rank

113th

United States rank

116th

Annual precipitation over time

China
United States

How they compare

China currently reports 833.24 millimeters against 810.4 millimeters in United States, a difference of 22.83 millimeters.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was China ahead.

China ranks 113th and United States ranks 116th of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Annual precipitation
Unit: millimeters
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 16,512 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total annual precipitation—rain and snow—calculated as the sum of daily averages, reported as the depth of water falling to Earth's surface, excluding fog and dew.