Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Annual precipitation
Indonesia
3,662 millimeters
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
4,152 millimeters
in 2025
Indonesia rank
4th
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Annual precipitation over time
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4,152 millimeters against 3,662 millimeters in Indonesia, a difference of 490 millimeters.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Indonesia ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,636 millimeters | 3,834 millimeters | 1,199 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 2,999 millimeters | 3,687 millimeters | 687.99 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 2,972 millimeters | 3,675 millimeters | 703.22 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3,071 millimeters | 3,756 millimeters | 685 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3,139 millimeters | 3,663 millimeters | 524.76 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3,098 millimeters | 3,640 millimeters | 542.86 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3,097 millimeters | 3,855 millimeters | 757.55 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3,339 millimeters | 4,282 millimeters | 942.9 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3,479 millimeters | 4,168 millimeters | 689.07 millimeters | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4,152 millimeters against 3,662 millimeters in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 490 millimeters, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Indonesia ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st 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.