Burkina Faso - Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)

The value for Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) in Burkina Faso was 748.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 748.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 748.00 in 1962.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1962 748.00
1967 748.00
1972 748.00
1977 748.00
1982 748.00
1987 748.00
1992 748.00
1997 748.00
2002 748.00
2007 748.00
2012 748.00
2017 748.00

Development Relevance: The agriculture sector is the most water-intensive sector, and water delivery in agriculture is increasingly important. Data on irrigated agricultural land and data on average precipitation illustrate how countries obtain water for agricultural use.

Limitations and Exceptions: The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible.

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use