Cabo Verde vs French Guiana: Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change
Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change over time
- Cabo Verde
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 595.3 Millimetres per year against 41.66 Millimetres per year in Cabo Verde, a difference of 553.64 Millimetres per year.
That makes French Guiana's figure about 14.3 times Cabo Verde's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was French Guiana ahead.
Cabo Verde ranks 11th and French Guiana ranks 9th of 49 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cabo Verde averaged higher in 1 and French Guiana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cabo Verde | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -24.67 Millimetres per year | 292.5 Millimetres per year | 317.17 Millimetres per year | French Guiana |
| 1980s | -6.54 Millimetres per year | 62.08 Millimetres per year | 68.62 Millimetres per year | French Guiana |
| 1990s | -16.89 Millimetres per year | -126.61 Millimetres per year | 109.72 Millimetres per year | Cabo Verde |
| 2000s | 13.04 Millimetres per year | 40.48 Millimetres per year | 27.44 Millimetres per year | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 39.38 Millimetres per year | 227.31 Millimetres per year | 187.92 Millimetres per year | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 18.3 Millimetres per year | 919.67 Millimetres per year | 901.37 Millimetres per year | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change, Cabo Verde or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 595.3 Millimetres per year against 41.66 Millimetres per year in Cabo Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change between Cabo Verde and French Guiana?
- 553.64 Millimetres per year, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and French Guiana?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Cabo Verde and French Guiana rank globally for exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change?
- Cabo Verde ranks 11th and French Guiana ranks 9th of 49 groups.
- 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
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