Algeria vs Niger: Annual precipitation
Algeria
65.33 millimeters
in 2025
Niger
71.17 millimeters
in 2025
Algeria rank
184th
Niger rank
183rd
Annual precipitation over time
- Algeria
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 71.17 millimeters against 65.33 millimeters in Algeria, a difference of 5.84 millimeters.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 184th and Niger ranks 183rd of 192 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 62.22 millimeters | 125.93 millimeters | 63.7 millimeters | Niger |
| 1950s | 74.64 millimeters | 169.78 millimeters | 95.13 millimeters | Niger |
| 1960s | 75.53 millimeters | 126.93 millimeters | 51.4 millimeters | Niger |
| 1970s | 84.85 millimeters | 102.78 millimeters | 17.93 millimeters | Niger |
| 1980s | 67.53 millimeters | 79.37 millimeters | 11.84 millimeters | Niger |
| 1990s | 71.43 millimeters | 88.9 millimeters | 17.47 millimeters | Niger |
| 2000s | 69.24 millimeters | 70.89 millimeters | 1.65 millimeters | Niger |
| 2010s | 71.46 millimeters | 96.38 millimeters | 24.93 millimeters | Niger |
| 2020s | 49.71 millimeters | 89.67 millimeters | 39.96 millimeters | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Algeria or Niger?
- Niger, at 71.17 millimeters against 65.33 millimeters in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Algeria and Niger?
- 5.84 millimeters, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Niger?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Niger rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Algeria ranks 184th and Niger ranks 183rd 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 Annual precipitation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.