Niger vs Yemen: Annual precipitation
Niger
71.17 millimeters
in 2025
Yemen
105.96 millimeters
in 2025
Niger rank
183rd
Yemen rank
181st
Annual precipitation over time
- Niger
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 105.96 millimeters against 71.17 millimeters in Niger, a difference of 34.79 millimeters.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Yemen ahead.
Niger ranks 183rd and Yemen ranks 181st of 192 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 125.93 millimeters | 247.24 millimeters | 121.31 millimeters | Yemen |
| 1950s | 169.78 millimeters | 277.98 millimeters | 108.21 millimeters | Yemen |
| 1960s | 126.93 millimeters | 162.54 millimeters | 35.61 millimeters | Yemen |
| 1970s | 102.78 millimeters | 173.23 millimeters | 70.45 millimeters | Yemen |
| 1980s | 79.37 millimeters | 166.96 millimeters | 87.59 millimeters | Yemen |
| 1990s | 88.9 millimeters | 159.88 millimeters | 70.98 millimeters | Yemen |
| 2000s | 70.89 millimeters | 141.29 millimeters | 70.39 millimeters | Yemen |
| 2010s | 96.38 millimeters | 139.03 millimeters | 42.65 millimeters | Yemen |
| 2020s | 89.67 millimeters | 146.3 millimeters | 56.63 millimeters | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Niger or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 105.96 millimeters against 71.17 millimeters in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Niger and Yemen?
- 34.79 millimeters, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Yemen?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Yemen rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Niger ranks 183rd and Yemen ranks 181st 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.