OECD vs South West England: Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change

OECD
-15.09 Millimetres per year
in 2023
South West England
154.46 Millimetres per year
in 2023
OECD rank
125th
South West England rank
128th

Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change over time

  • OECD
  • South West England
-200-1000100200300197920012023

How they compare

South West England currently reports 154.46 Millimetres per year against -15.09 Millimetres per year in OECD, a difference of 169.55 Millimetres per year.

That makes South West England's figure about 10.2 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was South West England ahead.

OECD ranks 125th and South West England ranks 128th of 222 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, OECD averaged higher in 1 and South West England in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD South West England Difference Ahead
1970s 9.16 Millimetres per year 82.85 Millimetres per year 73.7 Millimetres per year South West England
1980s 2.63 Millimetres per year 3.17 Millimetres per year 0.5395 Millimetres per year South West England
1990s 3.59 Millimetres per year -5.57 Millimetres per year 9.16 Millimetres per year OECD
2000s -11.2 Millimetres per year 21.43 Millimetres per year 32.63 Millimetres per year South West England
2010s 7.55 Millimetres per year 16.46 Millimetres per year 8.91 Millimetres per year South West England
2020s 6.38 Millimetres per year 76.85 Millimetres per year 70.47 Millimetres per year South West England

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change, OECD or South West England?
South West England, at 154.46 Millimetres per year against -15.09 Millimetres per year in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change between OECD and South West England?
169.55 Millimetres per year, with South West England ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and South West England?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do OECD and South West England rank globally for exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change?
OECD ranks 125th and South West England ranks 128th 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