Atacama vs Scotland: Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change
Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change over time
- Atacama
- Scotland
How they compare
Atacama currently reports 1.7 Degrees celsius against 0.8627 Degrees celsius in Scotland, a difference of 0.8373 Degrees celsius.
That makes Atacama's figure about 2.0 times Scotland's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Atacama ahead.
Atacama ranks 166th and Scotland ranks 168th of 698 regions.
Across the 6 decades both report, Atacama averaged higher in 4 and Scotland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Atacama | Scotland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6432 Degrees celsius | -1.5 Degrees celsius | 2.14 Degrees celsius | Atacama |
| 1980s | -0.2644 Degrees celsius | -0.3954 Degrees celsius | 0.131 Degrees celsius | Atacama |
| 1990s | 0.1486 Degrees celsius | 0.0145 Degrees celsius | 0.1341 Degrees celsius | Atacama |
| 2000s | 0.1204 Degrees celsius | 0.4055 Degrees celsius | 0.2851 Degrees celsius | Scotland |
| 2010s | 0.2607 Degrees celsius | 0.1743 Degrees celsius | 0.0864 Degrees celsius | Atacama |
| 2020s | 0.4236 Degrees celsius | 0.6447 Degrees celsius | 0.2211 Degrees celsius | Scotland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change, Atacama or Scotland?
- Atacama, at 1.7 Degrees celsius against 0.8627 Degrees celsius in Scotland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change between Atacama and Scotland?
- 0.8373 Degrees celsius, with Atacama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Atacama and Scotland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Atacama and Scotland rank globally for exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change?
- Atacama ranks 166th and Scotland ranks 168th of 698 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature 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 temperature by providing the temperature anomaly, days with above-average temperatures and days with below-average temperatures. Exposure indicators to extreme temperature 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 dataset also provides a global assessment of extreme temperatures through the use of a variety of climate indices, including hot days, tropical nights, the Universal Thermal Climate Index and icing days. 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. 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 temperature data (ERA5) and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation