Cambodia vs Sri Lanka: Annual precipitation
Cambodia
1,898 millimeters
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2,057 millimeters
in 2025
Cambodia rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
28th
Annual precipitation over time
- Cambodia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2,057 millimeters against 1,898 millimeters in Cambodia, a difference of 159 millimeters.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 45 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,733 millimeters | 1,640 millimeters | 92.86 millimeters | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 1,569 millimeters | 1,459 millimeters | 110.27 millimeters | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 1,646 millimeters | 1,816 millimeters | 169.85 millimeters | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1,834 millimeters | 1,575 millimeters | 259.73 millimeters | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 1,858 millimeters | 1,533 millimeters | 325.8 millimeters | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 1,773 millimeters | 1,615 millimeters | 157.85 millimeters | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 1,815 millimeters | 1,728 millimeters | 86.82 millimeters | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 1,789 millimeters | 1,899 millimeters | 110.26 millimeters | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1,865 millimeters | 1,952 millimeters | 86.7 millimeters | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Cambodia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2,057 millimeters against 1,898 millimeters in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Cambodia and Sri Lanka?
- 159 millimeters, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sri Lanka?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Cambodia ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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.