Korea vs United States Minor Outlying Islands: Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change
Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change over time
- Korea
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
How they compare
United States Minor Outlying Islands currently reports 975.46 Millimetres per year against 250.37 Millimetres per year in Korea, a difference of 725.09 Millimetres per year.
That makes United States Minor Outlying Islands's figure about 3.9 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 1st and United States Minor Outlying Islands ranks 5th of 49 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and United States Minor Outlying Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.01 Millimetres per year | -217.9 Millimetres per year | 290.91 Millimetres per year | Korea |
| 1980s | 80.66 Millimetres per year | -506.16 Millimetres per year | 586.82 Millimetres per year | Korea |
| 1990s | 7.7 Millimetres per year | -46.98 Millimetres per year | 54.68 Millimetres per year | Korea |
| 2000s | -59.66 Millimetres per year | 533.2 Millimetres per year | 592.86 Millimetres per year | United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| 2010s | -98.56 Millimetres per year | 423.44 Millimetres per year | 522 Millimetres per year | United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| 2020s | 33.33 Millimetres per year | 534.74 Millimetres per year | 501.42 Millimetres per year | United States Minor Outlying Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change, Korea or United States Minor Outlying Islands?
- United States Minor Outlying Islands, at 975.46 Millimetres per year against 250.37 Millimetres per year in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change between Korea and United States Minor Outlying Islands?
- 725.09 Millimetres per year, with United States Minor Outlying Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States Minor Outlying Islands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Korea and United States Minor Outlying Islands rank globally for exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change?
- Korea ranks 1st and United States Minor Outlying Islands ranks 5th 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