China vs Latvia: Annual precipitation
China
833.24 millimeters
in 2025
Latvia
833.21 millimeters
in 2025
China rank
113th
Latvia rank
114th
Annual precipitation over time
- China
- Latvia
How they compare
China currently reports 833.24 millimeters against 833.21 millimeters in Latvia, a difference of 0.03 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was China ahead.
China ranks 113th and Latvia ranks 114th of 192 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 837.29 millimeters | 652.15 millimeters | 185.14 millimeters | China |
| 1950s | 894.43 millimeters | 691.17 millimeters | 203.26 millimeters | China |
| 1960s | 873.41 millimeters | 729.14 millimeters | 144.26 millimeters | China |
| 1970s | 850.41 millimeters | 761.66 millimeters | 88.75 millimeters | China |
| 1980s | 861.93 millimeters | 811.53 millimeters | 50.4 millimeters | China |
| 1990s | 880.09 millimeters | 770.32 millimeters | 109.77 millimeters | China |
| 2000s | 796.17 millimeters | 739.65 millimeters | 56.53 millimeters | China |
| 2010s | 797.51 millimeters | 764.51 millimeters | 33 millimeters | China |
| 2020s | 816.27 millimeters | 776.26 millimeters | 40.01 millimeters | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, China or Latvia?
- China, at 833.24 millimeters against 833.21 millimeters in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between China and Latvia?
- 0.03 millimeters, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latvia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do China and Latvia rank globally for annual precipitation?
- China ranks 113th and Latvia ranks 114th 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.