Australia vs Greenland: Annual precipitation
Australia
454.91 millimeters
in 2025
Greenland
482.24 millimeters
in 2025
Australia rank
156th
Greenland rank
154th
Annual precipitation over time
- Australia
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 482.24 millimeters against 454.91 millimeters in Australia, a difference of 27.33 millimeters.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Greenland ahead.
Australia ranks 156th and Greenland ranks 154th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 8 and Greenland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 412.46 millimeters | 416.88 millimeters | 4.42 millimeters | Greenland |
| 1950s | 419.12 millimeters | 409 millimeters | 10.11 millimeters | Australia |
| 1960s | 415.25 millimeters | 398.33 millimeters | 16.92 millimeters | Australia |
| 1970s | 484.48 millimeters | 420.78 millimeters | 63.71 millimeters | Australia |
| 1980s | 459.53 millimeters | 415.95 millimeters | 43.58 millimeters | Australia |
| 1990s | 464.36 millimeters | 432.71 millimeters | 31.65 millimeters | Australia |
| 2000s | 444.36 millimeters | 437.67 millimeters | 6.69 millimeters | Australia |
| 2010s | 449.9 millimeters | 435.05 millimeters | 14.85 millimeters | Australia |
| 2020s | 489.69 millimeters | 473.17 millimeters | 16.52 millimeters | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Australia or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 482.24 millimeters against 454.91 millimeters in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Australia and Greenland?
- 27.33 millimeters, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Australia ranks 156th and Greenland ranks 154th 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.