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
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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

Indicator
Annual precipitation
Unit
millimeters
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 16,512 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed

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.