Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days in Brazil
Brazil: Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days was 15.9 Days per year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days in Brazil, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days per year.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 15.9 Days per year for precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in 2024.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in Brazil peaked at 19.1 Days per year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.2 Days per year, in 1990.
That places Brazil 11th out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.42 Days per year | 12.7 Days per year | 16.8 Days per year | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.7 Days per year | 12.2 Days per year | 16.2 Days per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.91 Days per year | 13.6 Days per year | 18.6 Days per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.49 Days per year | 14 Days per year | 19.1 Days per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.74 Days per year | 13.9 Days per year | 18.4 Days per year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 8 New Zealand 18.6 Days per year compare
- 9 Slovenia, Republic of 16.9 Days per year compare
- 10 Switzerland 16.5 Days per year compare
- 12 Italy 13.9 Days per year compare
- 13 Norway 13.4 Days per year compare
- 14 Croatia, Republic of 12.9 Days per year compare
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in Brazil?
- Precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in Brazil was 15.9 Days per year in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 Days per year in 2011.
- What is the lowest precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 Days per year in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days?
- Brazil ranks 11th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on total precipitation and the number of extreme precipitation days, in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Precipitation is the sum of all liquid and frozen water - such as rain and snow - that reaches the Earth's surface each year. It excludes fog, dew and any precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground. Extreme precipitation days are defined as days with more than 20 mm of total precipitation. Changes in precipitation and extreme precipitation days are referenced to the 1981-2010 baseline average. The estimates rely on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.