Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change by country
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...
Countries reporting
263
Highest
1,209 Millimetres per year
Solomon Islands
Lowest
-606.49 Millimetres per year
Tuvalu
Median
9.01 Millimetres per year
Years covered
45
1979–2023
Data points
44,055
What the numbers show
Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change is currently reported for 263 countries. The highest value is 1,209 Millimetres per year in Solomon Islands; the lowest is -606.49 Millimetres per year in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.01 Millimetres per year, and the mean is 33.72 Millimetres per year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 133 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 3,539.3%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 10,842.8%).
Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 1,209 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Palau | 1,100 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 180.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Nauru | 1,060 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 238.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Guam | 1,004 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 540.2% | volatile |
| 5 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 975.46 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Seychelles | 663.04 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 203.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 654.62 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 3,539.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Niue | 634.13 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 1,832.4% | volatile |
| 9 | French Guiana | 595.3 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 509.42 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 263.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Suriname | 434.24 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 430.19 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Marshall Islands | 390.59 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 383.64 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Vanuatu | 362.77 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Malaysia | 358.8 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Bermuda | 348.82 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 216.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Northern Mariana Islands | 333.69 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 846.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Wallis and Futuna | 322.08 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Tonga | 305.14 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Liechtenstein | 294.36 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 624.2% | volatile |
| 22 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 279.5 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 493.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Kiribati | 266.13 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Isle of Man | 247.08 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 787.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 245.06 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 3,051.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | 237.29 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Wales | 233.03 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 469.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 226.44 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 387.2% | volatile |
| 29 | North West England | 220.14 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 372.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Jersey | 218.57 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 945.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Austria | 209.4 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Bailiwick of Guernsey | 207.61 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 414.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Albania | 207.56 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 207.05 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 364.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 199.99 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 525.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Brunei Darussalam | 195.88 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Ecuador | 194.06 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 229.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Burundi | 193.47 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 691.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Mozambique | 191.81 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 2,861.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Kosovo | 184.88 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 621.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Hong Kong (China) | 184.35 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Schleswig-Holstein | 183.33 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 657.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium | 182.22 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 582.7% | volatile |
| 44 | East Midlands | 181.98 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 399.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 180.92 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Northern Ireland | 175.38 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 576.1% | volatile |
| 47 | North East England | 173.51 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 494.5% | volatile |
| 48 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 169.87 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | 168.31 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 180.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Hauts-de-France | 160.62 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 974.7% | volatile |
| 51 | South West England | 154.46 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 2,099.6% | volatile |
| 52 | West Midlands | 153.49 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 944.2% | volatile |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 151.56 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 551.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Serbia | 150.62 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 718.7% | volatile |
| 55 | South East England | 149.54 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 1,519.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Georgia | 148.19 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 928.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Mauritius | 147.35 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 437.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 146.6 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 297.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 141.51 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 289.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 140.43 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Saxony-Anhalt | 140.24 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 139.69 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Germany | 138.93 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 887.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Bahamas | 138.72 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 1,057.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Somalia | 132.55 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 130.2 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 315.6% | volatile |
| 67 | French Polynesia | 129.54 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 297.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Réunion | 126.47 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Finland | 122.49 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 2,167.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Rwanda | 121.62 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 390.9% | volatile |
| 71 | East of England | 117.14 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 627.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Normandy | 113.73 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 377.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 113.43 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Cambodia | 112.79 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Guadeloupe | 112.24 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Switzerland | 112.22 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 77 | San Marino | 110.58 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 78 | France | 104.7 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Greater London | 102.77 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 523.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Macau (China) | 90.26 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 88.51 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Czechia | 85.88 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Sweden | 81.43 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 291.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Pays de la Loire | 79.84 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 85 | New Zealand | 75.52 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 704.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 74.98 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 370.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Saxony | 74.32 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Brittany | 72.22 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 67.32 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Grand Est | 65.3 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Montserrat | 65.26 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Thuringia | 62.96 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Hokkaido | 61.09 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Barbados | 60.52 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 605.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Lebanon | 58.68 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 451.0% | volatile |
| 96 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 55.21 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 464.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Tohoku | 52.99 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Tanzania | 52.22 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 253.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Scotland | 50.66 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 155.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Kuwait | 49.84 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Norway | 49.21 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Belarus | 46.4 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 313.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Gabon | 46.38 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 45.69 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Barthélemy | 45.35 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Hokuriku | 44.87 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Angola | 44.67 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 176.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Helena | 44.23 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.36 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Italy | 41.85 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Zambia | 40.71 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Chile | 40.35 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 271.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Greenland | 37.74 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Ukraine | 36.76 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Kansai region | 34.9 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Centre - Val de Loire | 32.25 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Greece | 30.62 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 26.74 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Iraq | 24.89 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahrain | 24.34 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 269.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Sierra Leone | 24.08 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Dominica | 23.44 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 22.24 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Ghana | 20.08 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Israel | 17.18 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 495.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Kyushu, Okinawa | 17.04 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.7 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Jordan | 13.9 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Qatar | 13.04 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 9.35 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Western Sahara | 9.13 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Corsica (region, level 2) | 9.01 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Armenia | 8.77 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Japan | 8.24 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 6.23 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 529.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Grenada | 5.64 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Chugoku | 4.46 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Samoa | 3.81 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Advanced economies | 2.36 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Russia | 2 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Kenya | 1.81 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 142 | United States | 0.8583 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Cook Islands | 0.7547 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Egypt | -0.5139 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Cyprus | -1.25 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Bhutan | -2.1 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Mongolia | -2.54 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 148 | New Caledonia | -3.07 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 100.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Togo | -4.27 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 150 | British Virgin Islands | -5.81 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 107.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Nicaragua | -7.04 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Libya | -7.75 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Oman | -10.41 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Norfolk Island | -12.14 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 155 | American Samoa | -12.53 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 112.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Yemen | -12.57 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 157 | India | -14.38 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 108.6% | volatile |
| 158 | United Arab Emirates | -15.03 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 263.0% | volatile |
| 159 | OECD | -15.09 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Canada | -16.94 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 1,106.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Bulgaria | -17.61 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | -17.8 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 121.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Trinidad and Tobago | -21.55 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Romania | -21.88 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | -23.88 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 122.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Niger | -26.2 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 573.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Andorra | -27.08 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Australia | -27.84 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Algeria | -27.89 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 1,911.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Shikoku | -27.96 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 189.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Cuba | -29.06 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Honduras | -29.38 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 154.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Tunisia | -29.55 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 174 | South Africa | -30.08 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Martinique | -33.6 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 139.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Azerbaijan | -34.49 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 264.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Djibouti | -34.7 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 146.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Guyana | -35.55 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 111.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Guinea-Bissau | -36.1 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 159.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -37.74 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Haiti | -39.15 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Pakistan | -39.5 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 237.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | -40.3 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 120.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Bouvet Island | -43.84 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 196.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Iran | -44.78 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Toukai | -46.77 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 187 | United States Virgin Islands | -49.05 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 169.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Liberia | -51.27 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Faroe Islands | -55.49 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 1,031.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Portugal | -60.11 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 180.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Puerto Rico | -61.4 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 181.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Mali | -61.95 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Congo | -65.11 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Uzbekistan | -65.38 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 117.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Spain | -65.39 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 178.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Kyrgyzstan | -69.41 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -69.65 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Gambia | -73.57 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 190.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Jamaica | -74.71 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 200 | China (People’s Republic of) | -75.39 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Turkmenistan | -75.5 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 156.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Burkina Faso | -77.7 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Peru | -79.79 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 343.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Iceland | -80.43 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 300.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Occitanie | -84.23 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 157.5% | volatile |
| 206 | Malta | -86.32 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 10,842.8% | volatile |
| 207 | Senegal | -86.59 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 4,712.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Cameroon | -87.76 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -92.96 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 231.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Afghanistan | -93.57 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 236.1% | volatile |
| 211 | Nigeria | -94.47 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 200.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Benin | -96.09 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 213 | Botswana | -105.81 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 214 | Uganda | -107.22 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 215 | Maldives | -112.12 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 153.3% | volatile |
| 216 | Thailand | -112.66 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 375.6% | volatile |
| 217 | Bonaire, Saba, Saint Eustatius | -116.15 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 247.7% | volatile |
| 218 | Morocco | -117.85 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 265.1% | volatile |
| 219 | Chad | -122.51 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 128.9% | volatile |
| 220 | Northern-Kanto, Koshin | -125.38 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 221 | Belize | -125.39 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 131.8% | volatile |
| 222 | Sudan | -128.12 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 204.5% | volatile |
| 223 | Dominican Republic | -129.01 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 224 | Holy See | -129.58 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 158.6% | volatile |
| 225 | Namibia | -134.38 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 226 | Eritrea | -138.91 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 175.4% | volatile |
| 227 | Côte d’Ivoire | -149.1 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 228 | Monaco | -149.49 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 141.5% | volatile |
| 229 | Uruguay | -151.16 Millimetres per year | 2023 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 230 | Tajikistan | -156.78 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 231 | Nepal | -159.57 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 167.9% | volatile |
| 232 | Pitcairn | -164.77 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 139.2% | volatile |
| 233 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | -178.04 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 366.5% | volatile |
| 234 | Chinese Taipei | -184.78 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 266.6% | volatile |
| 235 | Guatemala | -188.42 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 174.6% | volatile |
| 236 | Indonesia | -190.63 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 137.0% | volatile |
| 237 | Argentina | -191.84 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 238 | Southern-Kanto | -195.46 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 239 | Cayman Islands | -212.1 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 717.4% | volatile |
| 240 | El Salvador | -217.26 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 241 | Mexico | -231.6 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 250.5% | volatile |
| 242 | Guinea | -232.95 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 243 | Aruba | -247.59 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 244 | Comoros | -255.82 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 1,354.5% | volatile |
| 245 | Bolivia | -289.11 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 1,930.9% | volatile |
| 246 | Bangladesh | -318.16 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 247 | Paraguay | -320.08 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 248 | Curaçao | -323.28 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 249 | Myanmar | -328.89 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 455.1% | volatile |
| 250 | Mayotte | -339.38 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 238.2% | volatile |
| 251 | Tokelau | -343.5 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 133.5% | volatile |
| 252 | Gibraltar | -357.4 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 135.8% | volatile |
| 253 | Christmas Island | -374.24 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 190.4% | volatile |
| 254 | Panama | -379 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 255 | Brazil | -380.06 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 878.9% | volatile |
| 256 | Venezuela | -412.6 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 3,288.6% | volatile |
| 257 | Central African Republic | -413.1 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 258 | Costa Rica | -416.89 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 232.7% | volatile |
| 259 | South Sudan | -463.12 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 131.7% | volatile |
| 260 | British Indian Ocean Territory | -493.91 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 451.5% | volatile |
| 261 | Colombia | -506.48 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 580.0% | volatile |
| 262 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | -545.58 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 287.5% | volatile |
| 263 | Tuvalu | -606.49 Millimetres per year | 2023 | down 1,698.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovenia 332.58 Millimetres per year
- Netherlands 252.67 Millimetres per year
- Korea 250.37 Millimetres per year
- Fiji 205.14 Millimetres per year
- Slovak Republic 193.78 Millimetres per year
- Croatia 190.51 Millimetres per year
- Poland 97.85 Millimetres per year
- Equatorial Guinea 92.12 Millimetres per year
- Saint Martin 77.26 Millimetres per year
- Sint Maarten 77.26 Millimetres per year
- Anguilla 71.48 Millimetres per year
- Lithuania 35.91 Millimetres per year
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