Lesotho vs Rio Grande do Norte: Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change
Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change over time
- Lesotho
- Rio Grande do Norte
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 8.69 Millimetres per year against -33.58 Millimetres per year in Rio Grande do Norte, a difference of 42.27 Millimetres per year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 15th and Rio Grande do Norte ranks 18th of 49 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Rio Grande do Norte in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Rio Grande do Norte | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -28.18 Millimetres per year | -284.16 Millimetres per year | 255.98 Millimetres per year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 29.41 Millimetres per year | 87.3 Millimetres per year | 57.89 Millimetres per year | Rio Grande do Norte |
| 1990s | -28.12 Millimetres per year | -119.8 Millimetres per year | 91.68 Millimetres per year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -24.63 Millimetres per year | 45.61 Millimetres per year | 70.25 Millimetres per year | Rio Grande do Norte |
| 2010s | -164.57 Millimetres per year | -50.71 Millimetres per year | 113.86 Millimetres per year | Rio Grande do Norte |
| 2020s | 101.92 Millimetres per year | 37.21 Millimetres per year | 64.71 Millimetres per year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change, Lesotho or Rio Grande do Norte?
- Lesotho, at 8.69 Millimetres per year against -33.58 Millimetres per year in Rio Grande do Norte as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change between Lesotho and Rio Grande do Norte?
- 42.27 Millimetres per year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rio Grande do Norte?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Rio Grande do Norte rank globally for exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change?
- Lesotho ranks 15th and Rio Grande do Norte ranks 18th of 49 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
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