Egypt vs Libya: Precipitation anomalies
Egypt
-5.19 millimeters
in 2025
Libya
-6.88 millimeters
in 2025
Egypt rank
79th
Libya rank
82nd
Precipitation anomalies over time
- Egypt
- Libya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports -5.19 millimeters against -6.88 millimeters in Libya, a difference of 1.69 millimeters.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 79th and Libya ranks 82nd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4.52 millimeters | 0.3586 millimeters | 4.17 millimeters | Egypt |
| 1950s | -1.91 millimeters | -1.51 millimeters | 0.408 millimeters | Libya |
| 1960s | 29.05 millimeters | 4.55 millimeters | 24.5 millimeters | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.2849 millimeters | 4.15 millimeters | 3.86 millimeters | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.45 millimeters | 2.17 millimeters | 0.7284 millimeters | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.92 millimeters | 2.72 millimeters | 0.7979 millimeters | Libya |
| 2000s | -3.24 millimeters | -1.08 millimeters | 2.15 millimeters | Libya |
| 2010s | -0.2848 millimeters | -1.11 millimeters | 0.8286 millimeters | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.11 millimeters | -6.66 millimeters | 7.77 millimeters | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, Egypt or Libya?
- Egypt, at -5.19 millimeters against -6.88 millimeters in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between Egypt and Libya?
- 1.69 millimeters, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- Egypt ranks 79th and Libya ranks 82nd 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 Precipitation anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.