Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change
Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 383.64 Millimetres per year against 8.69 Millimetres per year in Lesotho, a difference of 374.95 Millimetres per year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 44.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 49 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -28.18 Millimetres per year | -145.2 Millimetres per year | 117.02 Millimetres per year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 29.41 Millimetres per year | -108.79 Millimetres per year | 138.2 Millimetres per year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -28.12 Millimetres per year | -111.31 Millimetres per year | 83.19 Millimetres per year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -24.63 Millimetres per year | 179.63 Millimetres per year | 204.27 Millimetres per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -164.57 Millimetres per year | 605.36 Millimetres per year | 769.92 Millimetres per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 101.92 Millimetres per year | 444.36 Millimetres per year | 342.44 Millimetres per year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 383.64 Millimetres per year against 8.69 Millimetres per year in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 374.95 Millimetres per year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change?
- Lesotho ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th 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