Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Annual precipitation
Tanzania
934.02 millimeters
in 2025
Zimbabwe
939.53 millimeters
in 2025
Tanzania rank
103rd
Zimbabwe rank
101st
Annual precipitation over time
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 939.53 millimeters against 934.02 millimeters in Tanzania, a difference of 5.51 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 192 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 963.27 millimeters | 849.38 millimeters | 113.89 millimeters | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 1,306 millimeters | 814.66 millimeters | 490.96 millimeters | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 1,251 millimeters | 649.34 millimeters | 601.47 millimeters | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1,295 millimeters | 749.99 millimeters | 545.2 millimeters | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1,215 millimeters | 693.91 millimeters | 521.13 millimeters | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1,054 millimeters | 688.36 millimeters | 366.02 millimeters | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 973.23 millimeters | 763.13 millimeters | 210.09 millimeters | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1,074 millimeters | 732.2 millimeters | 342 millimeters | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1,097 millimeters | 752.6 millimeters | 344.73 millimeters | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual precipitation, Tanzania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 939.53 millimeters against 934.02 millimeters in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual precipitation between Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 5.51 millimeters, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual precipitation?
- Tanzania ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 101st 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.