OECD vs United Arab Emirates: Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change

OECD
-15.09 Millimetres per year
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
-15.03 Millimetres per year
in 2023
OECD rank
125th
United Arab Emirates rank
124th

Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change over time

  • OECD
  • United Arab Emirates
-50050100197920012023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports -15.03 Millimetres per year against -15.09 Millimetres per year in OECD, a difference of 0.06 Millimetres per year.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was OECD ahead.

OECD ranks 125th and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th of 222 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, OECD averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 9.16 Millimetres per year -7.79 Millimetres per year 16.95 Millimetres per year OECD
1980s 2.63 Millimetres per year 6.09 Millimetres per year 3.46 Millimetres per year United Arab Emirates
1990s 3.59 Millimetres per year 18.08 Millimetres per year 14.5 Millimetres per year United Arab Emirates
2000s -11.2 Millimetres per year -25.13 Millimetres per year 13.92 Millimetres per year OECD
2010s 7.55 Millimetres per year -21.62 Millimetres per year 29.17 Millimetres per year OECD
2020s 6.38 Millimetres per year -18.54 Millimetres per year 24.92 Millimetres per year OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change, OECD or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at -15.03 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 United Arab Emirates?
0.06 Millimetres per year, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United Arab Emirates?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do OECD and United Arab Emirates rank globally for exposure to extreme precipitation — annual precipitation change?
OECD ranks 125th and United Arab Emirates ranks 124th 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