Precipitation anomalies by country
The difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
1,024 millimeters
Philippines
Lowest
-452.79 millimeters
Bhutan
Median
-19.71 millimeters
Years covered
86
1940–2025
Data points
16,512
What the numbers show
Precipitation anomalies is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 1,024 millimeters in Philippines; the lowest is -452.79 millimeters in Bhutan.
The median across all reporting countries is -19.71 millimeters, and the mean is -1.24 millimeters.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei (up 18,768.4%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 26,120.8%).
Precipitation anomalies: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 1,024 millimeters | 2025 | up 415.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Suriname | 717 millimeters | 2025 | up 1,016.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Brunei | 606.1 millimeters | 2025 | up 18,768.4% | volatile |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 493 millimeters | 2025 | up 1,011.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 460.93 millimeters | 2025 | up 215.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Samoa | 432.88 millimeters | 2025 | up 3,251.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 425.21 millimeters | 2025 | up 275.3% | volatile |
| 8 | American Samoa | 406.76 millimeters | 2025 | up 406.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Vietnam | 350.35 millimeters | 2025 | up 263.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Panama | 328.24 millimeters | 2025 | up 237.2% | volatile |
| 11 | East Timor | 317.16 millimeters | 2025 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Guyana | 313.54 millimeters | 2025 | up 317.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 310.74 millimeters | 2025 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Solomon Islands | 308.27 millimeters | 2025 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 300.08 millimeters | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Lesotho | 284.94 millimeters | 2025 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Fiji | 263.96 millimeters | 2025 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 257.39 millimeters | 2025 | up 225.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Portugal | 255.04 millimeters | 2025 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 20 | French Polynesia | 247.57 millimeters | 2025 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Botswana | 240.02 millimeters | 2025 | up 231.7% | volatile |
| 22 | India | 219.26 millimeters | 2025 | up 974.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 216.6 millimeters | 2025 | up 672.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 207.15 millimeters | 2025 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 206 millimeters | 2025 | up 207.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Malawi | 205.19 millimeters | 2025 | up 337.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 200.94 millimeters | 2025 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 185.68 millimeters | 2025 | up 297.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Laos | 153 millimeters | 2025 | up 295.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea | 147.82 millimeters | 2025 | up 1,071.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Eswatini | 140.05 millimeters | 2025 | up 149.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Gambia | 132.42 millimeters | 2025 | up 827.9% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 130.44 millimeters | 2025 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 34 | North Korea | 127.56 millimeters | 2025 | up 186.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Myanmar | 123.22 millimeters | 2025 | up 616.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Cambodia | 111.3 millimeters | 2025 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Namibia | 109.96 millimeters | 2025 | up 201.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Estonia | 107.46 millimeters | 2025 | up 329.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Thailand | 104.77 millimeters | 2025 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 103.87 millimeters | 2025 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Norway | 101.72 millimeters | 2025 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Spain | 96.6 millimeters | 2025 | up 192.0% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 94.83 millimeters | 2025 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Nepal | 87.35 millimeters | 2025 | up 143.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Liberia | 84.28 millimeters | 2025 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Latvia | 81.78 millimeters | 2025 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Senegal | 74.84 millimeters | 2025 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 70.06 millimeters | 2025 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Vanuatu | 65.51 millimeters | 2025 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 50 | France | 65.05 millimeters | 2025 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Jamaica | 62.28 millimeters | 2025 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Falkland Islands | 60.29 millimeters | 2025 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Hong Kong | 55.66 millimeters | 2025 | up 136.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Bahamas | 48.76 millimeters | 2025 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 48.27 millimeters | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Greenland | 46.03 millimeters | 2025 | up 314.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Madagascar | 45.76 millimeters | 2025 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Belize | 45.34 millimeters | 2025 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Isle of Man | 44.78 millimeters | 2025 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | 39.62 millimeters | 2025 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Zambia | 33.96 millimeters | 2025 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 62 | South Korea | 32.11 millimeters | 2025 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 29.5 millimeters | 2025 | up 407.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Belarus | 29.39 millimeters | 2025 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Sweden | 23.14 millimeters | 2025 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Finland | 22.35 millimeters | 2025 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Italy | 21.4 millimeters | 2025 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Albania | 14.22 millimeters | 2025 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Russia | 13.12 millimeters | 2025 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 70 | China | 11.19 millimeters | 2025 | up 194.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 9.32 millimeters | 2025 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Honduras | 1.9 millimeters | 2025 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Australia | 0.3538 millimeters | 2025 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Cape Verde | -0.1924 millimeters | 2025 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Morocco | -1.52 millimeters | 2025 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Canada | -2.37 millimeters | 2025 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Algeria | -4.31 millimeters | 2025 | down 453.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Egypt | -5.19 millimeters | 2025 | down 247.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Jordan | -6.02 millimeters | 2025 | down 122.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Bolivia | -6.49 millimeters | 2025 | down 117.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Libya | -6.88 millimeters | 2025 | down 295.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Tunisia | -8.04 millimeters | 2025 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Qatar | -8.07 millimeters | 2025 | down 1,916.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Andorra | -10.17 millimeters | 2025 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Mali | -11.62 millimeters | 2025 | down 507.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | -12.52 millimeters | 2025 | down 336.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritania | -13.11 millimeters | 2025 | down 189.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | -13.54 millimeters | 2025 | down 119.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Greece | -13.63 millimeters | 2025 | down 114.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Faroe Islands | -14.26 millimeters | 2025 | down 105.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Niger | -15.37 millimeters | 2025 | down 275.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Haiti | -16.79 millimeters | 2025 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Mongolia | -18.15 millimeters | 2025 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 95 | United States | -18.65 millimeters | 2025 | down 146.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Anguilla | -18.76 millimeters | 2025 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Oman | -20.65 millimeters | 2025 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | -21.38 millimeters | 2025 | down 157.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Venezuela | -23.46 millimeters | 2025 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Bahrain | -24.17 millimeters | 2025 | down 296.1% | volatile |
| 101 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | -25.01 millimeters | 2025 | down 277.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Kuwait | -27.42 millimeters | 2025 | down 133.8% | volatile |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | -27.47 millimeters | 2025 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Iceland | -34.55 millimeters | 2025 | down 120.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Yemen | -43.77 millimeters | 2025 | down 106.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | -45.98 millimeters | 2025 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Iraq | -47.48 millimeters | 2025 | down 222.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Eritrea | -47.72 millimeters | 2025 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Slovenia | -52.79 millimeters | 2025 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Israel | -58.52 millimeters | 2025 | down 368.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Pakistan | -58.8 millimeters | 2025 | down 191.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | -58.85 millimeters | 2025 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Poland | -58.96 millimeters | 2025 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Turkmenistan | -60.81 millimeters | 2025 | down 481.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Angola | -65.61 millimeters | 2025 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | -67.27 millimeters | 2025 | down 271.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Chile | -72.48 millimeters | 2025 | down 277.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Switzerland | -73.38 millimeters | 2025 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Bulgaria | -73.48 millimeters | 2025 | down 741.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda | -73.73 millimeters | 2025 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Nigeria | -73.8 millimeters | 2025 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Congo | -74 millimeters | 2025 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Palestine | -74.54 millimeters | 2025 | down 456.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Costa Rica | -76.39 millimeters | 2025 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | -76.64 millimeters | 2025 | down 282.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Montenegro | -77.37 millimeters | 2025 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Iran | -77.7 millimeters | 2025 | down 1,214.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Denmark | -78.27 millimeters | 2025 | down 148.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Slovakia | -79.57 millimeters | 2025 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Cyprus | -80.67 millimeters | 2025 | down 570.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Sudan | -81.66 millimeters | 2025 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Djibouti | -84.61 millimeters | 2025 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Syria | -85.29 millimeters | 2025 | down 327.3% | volatile |
| 135 | United States Virgin Islands | -85.6 millimeters | 2025 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 136 | United Kingdom | -87.14 millimeters | 2025 | down 199.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Georgia | -87.95 millimeters | 2025 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Afghanistan | -90.14 millimeters | 2025 | down 323.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Rwanda | -90.94 millimeters | 2025 | down 425.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Croatia | -96.76 millimeters | 2025 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Kenya | -99.21 millimeters | 2025 | down 266.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Chad | -100.66 millimeters | 2025 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Ukraine | -101.37 millimeters | 2025 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Azerbaijan | -104.47 millimeters | 2025 | down 1,203.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Tanzania | -107.04 millimeters | 2025 | down 493.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Mauritius | -110.6 millimeters | 2025 | down 138.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Romania | -117.92 millimeters | 2025 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Moldova | -118.81 millimeters | 2025 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Serbia | -121.1 millimeters | 2025 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Japan | -124.37 millimeters | 2025 | down 225.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Czechia | -124.76 millimeters | 2025 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Cuba | -127.11 millimeters | 2025 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Burundi | -129.74 millimeters | 2025 | down 638.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Belgium | -131.22 millimeters | 2025 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Argentina | -134.57 millimeters | 2025 | down 619.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Guatemala | -136.15 millimeters | 2025 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -136.22 millimeters | 2025 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Kyrgyzstan | -137.03 millimeters | 2025 | down 26,120.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Germany | -138.47 millimeters | 2025 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Somalia | -142.82 millimeters | 2025 | down 308.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Hungary | -144.58 millimeters | 2025 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Benin | -145.83 millimeters | 2025 | down 123.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Cameroon | -150.64 millimeters | 2025 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Cook Islands | -153.83 millimeters | 2025 | down 1,183.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Turkey | -154.55 millimeters | 2025 | down 423.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Netherlands | -156.41 millimeters | 2025 | down 1,101.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Austria | -159.22 millimeters | 2025 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Gabon | -159.99 millimeters | 2025 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Bangladesh | -166.25 millimeters | 2025 | down 176.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Lebanon | -167.78 millimeters | 2025 | down 1,404.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Armenia | -168.66 millimeters | 2025 | down 387.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Paraguay | -172.7 millimeters | 2025 | down 158.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Ethiopia | -173.19 millimeters | 2025 | down 168.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Brazil | -175.2 millimeters | 2025 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -179.11 millimeters | 2025 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Tajikistan | -182.97 millimeters | 2025 | down 386.2% | volatile |
| 177 | El Salvador | -212.65 millimeters | 2025 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Cote d'Ivoire | -249.3 millimeters | 2025 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Ghana | -253.39 millimeters | 2025 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Kiribati | -257.88 millimeters | 2025 | down 115.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Uruguay | -259.61 millimeters | 2025 | down 303.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Equatorial Guinea | -263.25 millimeters | 2025 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -264.02 millimeters | 2025 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Uganda | -267.92 millimeters | 2025 | down 585.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Togo | -302.47 millimeters | 2025 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 186 | South Sudan | -323.89 millimeters | 2025 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Central African Republic | -338.41 millimeters | 2025 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Cayman Islands | -379.98 millimeters | 2025 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Comoros | -383 millimeters | 2025 | down 762.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Seychelles | -410.08 millimeters | 2025 | down 335.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Sao Tome and Principe | -450.39 millimeters | 2025 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Bhutan | -452.79 millimeters | 2025 | down 826.0% | volatile |
About this data
The difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.