France vs Tamil Nadu: Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change

France
104.7 Millimetres per year
in 2023
Tamil Nadu
231.92 Millimetres per year
in 2023
France rank
61st
Tamil Nadu rank
61st

Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change over time

  • France
  • Tamil Nadu
-400-2000200400600197920012023

How they compare

Tamil Nadu currently reports 231.92 Millimetres per year against 104.7 Millimetres per year in France, a difference of 127.22 Millimetres per year.

That makes Tamil Nadu's figure about 2.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was France ahead.

France ranks 61st and Tamil Nadu ranks 61st of 222 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Tamil Nadu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Tamil Nadu Difference Ahead
1970s 171.49 Millimetres per year -54.49 Millimetres per year 225.98 Millimetres per year France
1980s 34.29 Millimetres per year -135.13 Millimetres per year 169.42 Millimetres per year France
1990s -22.7 Millimetres per year -3.89 Millimetres per year 18.81 Millimetres per year Tamil Nadu
2000s -11.34 Millimetres per year 77.99 Millimetres per year 89.34 Millimetres per year Tamil Nadu
2010s 14.84 Millimetres per year 69.69 Millimetres per year 54.86 Millimetres per year Tamil Nadu
2020s 87.89 Millimetres per year 294.53 Millimetres per year 206.64 Millimetres per year Tamil Nadu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change, France or Tamil Nadu?
Tamil Nadu, at 231.92 Millimetres per year against 104.7 Millimetres per year in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change between France and Tamil Nadu?
127.22 Millimetres per year, with Tamil Nadu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Tamil Nadu?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do France and Tamil Nadu rank globally for exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change?
France ranks 61st and Tamil Nadu ranks 61st 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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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