Average Precipitation in Ethiopia by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in Ethiopia for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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All-Time Rainiest Year in Ethiopia

1967 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Ethiopia. The average annual precipitation was 113.7 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Ethiopia

1984 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Ethiopia. The average annual precipitation was 65.7 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	24	93.4
2020	25	92.9
2019	3	101.4
2018	29	91.4
2017	13	95.3
2016	20	94.0
2015	58	86.0
2014	23	93.5
2013	15	94.6
2012	47	87.8
2011	57	86.0
2010	48	87.5
2009	99	78.6
2008	53	86.5
2007	52	86.7
2006	39	89.4
2005	50	87.1
2004	63	84.7
2003	98	78.6
2002	116	74.4
2001	77	82.8
2000	51	86.9
1999	107	77.2
1998	44	88.4
1997	32	90.8
1996	36	89.6
1995	115	75.0
1994	71	83.7
1993	46	88.0
1992	91	79.4
1991	110	76.5
1990	104	78.1
1989	55	86.3
1988	76	83.2
1987	106	77.5
1986	118	72.8
1985	70	83.9
1984	121	65.7
1983	49	87.3
1982	8	97.9
1981	83	81.6
1980	120	70.6
1979	89	79.5
1978	95	78.9
1977	4	100.4
1976	19	94.2
1975	30	91.3
1974	80	81.9
1973	103	78.1
1972	44	88.4
1971	56	86.2
1970	62	85.2
1969	85	81.2
1968	18	94.4
1967	1	113.7
1966	40	89.4
1965	102	78.3
1964	12	95.8
1963	16	94.6
1962	96	78.8
1961	2	105.8
1960	109	76.6
1959	97	78.7
1958	40	89.4
1957	59	85.8
1956	111	76.4
1955	108	76.9
1954	59	85.8
1953	112	75.9
1952	119	72.7
1951	73	83.5
1950	26	92.8
1949	72	83.6
1948	79	82.5
1947	33	90.7
1946	31	91.1
1945	86	80.0
1944	80	81.9
1943	117	73.0
1942	92	79.4
1941	68	84.1
1940	82	81.8
1939	88	79.6
1938	93	79.2
1937	43	88.6
1936	14	95.1
1935	21	93.8
1934	84	81.3
1933	94	79.1
1932	73	83.5
1931	75	83.2
1930	28	91.5
1929	34	90.1
1928	53	86.5
1927	90	79.5
1926	5	100.2
1925	37	89.5
1924	69	84.1
1923	10	96.6
1922	87	79.8
1921	101	78.3
1920	66	84.6
1919	105	77.9
1918	113	75.7
1917	11	96.4
1916	6	98.9
1915	42	88.9
1914	7	98.8
1913	114	75.1
1912	78	82.8
1911	38	89.4
1910	61	85.5
1909	17	94.5
1908	65	84.6
1907	64	84.6
1906	22	93.8
1905	27	91.6
1904	67	84.5
1903	9	97.0
1902	100	78.6
1901	35	89.8