Ecuador vs Rio de Janeiro: Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change

Ecuador
194.06 Millimetres per year
in 2023
Rio de Janeiro
-299.61 Millimetres per year
in 2023
Ecuador rank
33rd
Rio de Janeiro rank
36th

Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change over time

  • Ecuador
  • Rio de Janeiro
-50005001.0k197920012023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 194.06 Millimetres per year against -299.61 Millimetres per year in Rio de Janeiro, a difference of 493.67 Millimetres per year.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Rio de Janeiro ahead.

Ecuador ranks 33rd and Rio de Janeiro ranks 36th of 222 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Rio de Janeiro in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Rio de Janeiro Difference Ahead
1970s -471.49 Millimetres per year 327.79 Millimetres per year 799.28 Millimetres per year Rio de Janeiro
1980s -29.52 Millimetres per year 72.8 Millimetres per year 102.32 Millimetres per year Rio de Janeiro
1990s 169.52 Millimetres per year -35.04 Millimetres per year 204.56 Millimetres per year Ecuador
2000s -165.68 Millimetres per year -37.53 Millimetres per year 128.15 Millimetres per year Rio de Janeiro
2010s 77.01 Millimetres per year -230.67 Millimetres per year 307.68 Millimetres per year Ecuador
2020s -63.54 Millimetres per year -92.53 Millimetres per year 28.99 Millimetres per year Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change, Ecuador or Rio de Janeiro?
Ecuador, at 194.06 Millimetres per year against -299.61 Millimetres per year in Rio de Janeiro as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change between Ecuador and Rio de Janeiro?
493.67 Millimetres per year, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Rio de Janeiro?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Rio de Janeiro rank globally for exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change?
Ecuador ranks 33rd and Rio de Janeiro ranks 36th of 222 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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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