New Caledonia vs Suriname: Precipitation anomalies
New Caledonia
493 millimeters
in 2025
Suriname
717 millimeters
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
4th
Suriname rank
2nd
Precipitation anomalies over time
- New Caledonia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 717 millimeters against 493 millimeters in New Caledonia, a difference of 224 millimeters.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.5 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Suriname ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -139.53 millimeters | -23.02 millimeters | 116.52 millimeters | Suriname |
| 1950s | -28.14 millimeters | 41.7 millimeters | 69.83 millimeters | Suriname |
| 1960s | 121.02 millimeters | -88.42 millimeters | 209.44 millimeters | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 91.24 millimeters | 93.7 millimeters | 2.47 millimeters | Suriname |
| 1980s | 66.47 millimeters | -127.82 millimeters | 194.29 millimeters | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | -69.05 millimeters | -274.12 millimeters | 205.07 millimeters | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 19.31 millimeters | -25.11 millimeters | 44.42 millimeters | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 70.17 millimeters | 256.51 millimeters | 186.33 millimeters | Suriname |
| 2020s | 399.51 millimeters | 600.61 millimeters | 201.1 millimeters | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher precipitation anomalies, New Caledonia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 717 millimeters against 493 millimeters in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in precipitation anomalies between New Caledonia and Suriname?
- 224 millimeters, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Suriname?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do New Caledonia and Suriname rank globally for precipitation anomalies?
- New Caledonia ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 2nd 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.