North Rhine-Westphalia vs Tonga: Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change
Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change over time
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 305.14 Millimetres per year against 279.5 Millimetres per year in North Rhine-Westphalia, a difference of 25.64 Millimetres per year.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times North Rhine-Westphalia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was North Rhine-Westphalia ahead.
North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 26th and Tonga ranks 20th of 708 regions.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Rhine-Westphalia averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Rhine-Westphalia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.06 Millimetres per year | -52.98 Millimetres per year | 71.05 Millimetres per year | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 1980s | 13.82 Millimetres per year | -85.47 Millimetres per year | 99.29 Millimetres per year | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 1990s | -18.51 Millimetres per year | -155.35 Millimetres per year | 136.84 Millimetres per year | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 2000s | 4.82 Millimetres per year | 242.84 Millimetres per year | 238.02 Millimetres per year | Tonga |
| 2010s | -58.5 Millimetres per year | 338.98 Millimetres per year | 397.48 Millimetres per year | Tonga |
| 2020s | 61.73 Millimetres per year | 526.79 Millimetres per year | 465.06 Millimetres per year | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change, North Rhine-Westphalia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 305.14 Millimetres per year against 279.5 Millimetres per year in North Rhine-Westphalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change between North Rhine-Westphalia and Tonga?
- 25.64 Millimetres per year, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Rhine-Westphalia and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do North Rhine-Westphalia and Tonga rank globally for exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change?
- North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 26th and Tonga ranks 20th of 708 regions.
- 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