Kuwait vs Niger: Annual precipitation
Kuwait
106.55 millimeters
in 2025
Niger
71.17 millimeters
in 2025
Kuwait rank
180th
Niger rank
183rd
Annual precipitation over time
- Kuwait
- Niger
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 106.55 millimeters against 71.17 millimeters in Niger, a difference of 35.38 millimeters.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 180th and Niger ranks 183rd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 103.46 millimeters | 125.93 millimeters | 22.47 millimeters | Niger |
| 1950s | 104.74 millimeters | 169.78 millimeters | 65.04 millimeters | Niger |
| 1960s | 89.53 millimeters | 126.93 millimeters | 37.41 millimeters | Niger |
| 1970s | 130.8 millimeters | 102.78 millimeters | 28.02 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 111.35 millimeters | 79.37 millimeters | 31.98 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 155.75 millimeters | 88.9 millimeters | 66.86 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 119.23 millimeters | 70.89 millimeters | 48.34 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 119.27 millimeters | 96.38 millimeters | 22.89 millimeters | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 119.9 millimeters | 89.67 millimeters | 30.23 millimeters | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Kuwait or Niger?
- Kuwait, at 106.55 millimeters against 71.17 millimeters in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Kuwait and Niger?
- 35.38 millimeters, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Niger?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Niger rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Kuwait ranks 180th and Niger ranks 183rd 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.