Botswana vs Nigeria: Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change

Botswana
-105.81 Millimetres per year
in 2023
Nigeria
-94.47 Millimetres per year
in 2023
Botswana rank
213th
Nigeria rank
211th

Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change over time

  • Botswana
  • Nigeria
-200-1000100200197920012023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -94.47 Millimetres per year against -105.81 Millimetres per year in Botswana, a difference of 11.34 Millimetres per year.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Nigeria ahead.

Botswana ranks 213th and Nigeria ranks 211th of 263 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s -82.04 Millimetres per year 142.71 Millimetres per year 224.74 Millimetres per year Nigeria
1980s -13.78 Millimetres per year 29.9 Millimetres per year 43.67 Millimetres per year Nigeria
1990s -19.58 Millimetres per year 47.59 Millimetres per year 67.17 Millimetres per year Nigeria
2000s 18.55 Millimetres per year -57.61 Millimetres per year 76.16 Millimetres per year Botswana
2010s 5.17 Millimetres per year 29.99 Millimetres per year 24.81 Millimetres per year Nigeria
2020s 38.77 Millimetres per year -114.17 Millimetres per year 152.94 Millimetres per year Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change, Botswana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -94.47 Millimetres per year against -105.81 Millimetres per year in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change between Botswana and Nigeria?
11.34 Millimetres per year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change?
Botswana ranks 213th and Nigeria ranks 211th of 263 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change
Unit
Millimetres per year
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
979 places, 44,055 data points, 1979–2023
Last refreshed

The dataset provides a global assessment of changes in average precipitation by providing the precipitation anomaly and provides a global assessment of extreme precipitation through the use of two precipitation indices, i.e. very heavy precipitation days and frequency of extreme precipitation events. Exposure indicators to extreme precipitation have been prepared jointly by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 1979-2022, depending on data availability and are the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources as referenced in the Working Paper. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): Copernicus Climate Data Store precipitation data (ERA5) and Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation