Mauritania vs Niger: Annual precipitation

Mauritania
55.55 millimeters
in 2025
Niger
71.17 millimeters
in 2025
Mauritania rank
186th
Niger rank
183rd

Annual precipitation over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 71.17 millimeters against 55.55 millimeters in Mauritania, a difference of 15.62 millimeters.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 186th and Niger ranks 183rd of 192 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1940s 75.36 millimeters 125.93 millimeters 50.57 millimeters Niger
1950s 109.28 millimeters 169.78 millimeters 60.5 millimeters Niger
1960s 91.82 millimeters 126.93 millimeters 35.11 millimeters Niger
1970s 69.08 millimeters 102.78 millimeters 33.7 millimeters Niger
1980s 65.63 millimeters 79.37 millimeters 13.74 millimeters Niger
1990s 74.45 millimeters 88.9 millimeters 14.45 millimeters Niger
2000s 65.04 millimeters 70.89 millimeters 5.85 millimeters Niger
2010s 65.8 millimeters 96.38 millimeters 30.58 millimeters Niger
2020s 56.93 millimeters 89.67 millimeters 32.74 millimeters Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual precipitation, Mauritania or Niger?
Niger, at 71.17 millimeters against 55.55 millimeters in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual precipitation between Mauritania and Niger?
15.62 millimeters, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for annual precipitation?
Mauritania ranks 186th 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

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.