Algeria vs Morocco: Precipitation anomalies

Algeria
-4.31 millimeters
in 2025
Morocco
-1.52 millimeters
in 2025
Algeria rank
78th
Morocco rank
76th

Precipitation anomalies over time

  • Algeria
  • Morocco
-1000100200194019822025

How they compare

Morocco currently reports -1.52 millimeters against -4.31 millimeters in Algeria, a difference of 2.79 millimeters.

The two have swapped places 46 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Morocco ahead.

Algeria ranks 78th and Morocco ranks 76th of 192 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Morocco Difference Ahead
1940s -7.41 millimeters -20.87 millimeters 13.45 millimeters Algeria
1950s 5 millimeters 18.53 millimeters 13.53 millimeters Morocco
1960s 5.89 millimeters 74.32 millimeters 68.43 millimeters Morocco
1970s 15.21 millimeters 63.16 millimeters 47.95 millimeters Morocco
1980s -2.11 millimeters 7.75 millimeters 9.86 millimeters Morocco
1990s 1.79 millimeters 7.35 millimeters 5.57 millimeters Morocco
2000s -0.3976 millimeters -13.14 millimeters 12.74 millimeters Algeria
2010s 1.82 millimeters 11.39 millimeters 9.57 millimeters Morocco
2020s -19.93 millimeters -63.05 millimeters 43.12 millimeters Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Algeria or Morocco?
Morocco, at -1.52 millimeters against -4.31 millimeters in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Algeria and Morocco?
2.79 millimeters, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
Algeria ranks 78th and Morocco ranks 76th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Precipitation anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Precipitation anomalies
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

The difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.