Israel vs Syria: Annual precipitation
Israel
154.13 millimeters
in 2025
Syria
145.47 millimeters
in 2025
Israel rank
174th
Syria rank
176th
Annual precipitation over time
- Israel
- Syria
How they compare
Israel currently reports 154.13 millimeters against 145.47 millimeters in Syria, a difference of 8.66 millimeters.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 174th and Syria ranks 176th of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 228.6 millimeters | 210.85 millimeters | 17.75 millimeters | Israel |
| 1950s | 224.49 millimeters | 213.51 millimeters | 10.98 millimeters | Israel |
| 1960s | 223.35 millimeters | 238.86 millimeters | 15.51 millimeters | Syria |
| 1970s | 229.93 millimeters | 240.35 millimeters | 10.42 millimeters | Syria |
| 1980s | 222.1 millimeters | 257.96 millimeters | 35.86 millimeters | Syria |
| 1990s | 218.97 millimeters | 234.51 millimeters | 15.54 millimeters | Syria |
| 2000s | 195.03 millimeters | 218.29 millimeters | 23.25 millimeters | Syria |
| 2010s | 214.19 millimeters | 230.03 millimeters | 15.84 millimeters | Syria |
| 2020s | 195.79 millimeters | 189.55 millimeters | 6.25 millimeters | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Israel or Syria?
- Israel, at 154.13 millimeters against 145.47 millimeters in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Israel and Syria?
- 8.66 millimeters, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Syria?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Syria rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Israel ranks 174th and Syria ranks 176th 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.