Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats in Torbay
Torbay: Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats was 0.5731 Percentage of area in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats in Torbay, 2001–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wind threats - cities and fuas — exposure to wind threats in Torbay is 0.5731 Percentage of area, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.4% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wind threats - cities and fuas — exposure to wind threats in Torbay peaked at 100 Percentage of area in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 Percentage of area, in 2001.
That places Torbay 261st out of 1324 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4 Percentage of area | 0 Percentage of area | 100 Percentage of area | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.11 Percentage of area | 0 Percentage of area | 100 Percentage of area | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.16 Percentage of area | 0.0632 Percentage of area | 100 Percentage of area | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wind threats - cities and fuas — exposure to wind threats in Torbay?
- Wind threats - cities and fuas — exposure to wind threats in Torbay was 0.5731 Percentage of area in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest wind threats - cities and fuas — exposure to wind threats recorded in Torbay?
- The highest recorded value was 100 Percentage of area in 2006.
- What is the lowest wind threats - cities and fuas — exposure to wind threats recorded in Torbay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Percentage of area in 2001.
- How does Torbay rank for wind threats - cities and fuas — exposure to wind threats?
- Torbay ranks 261st out of 1324 regions with data for 2023.
- Is wind threats - cities and fuas — exposure to wind threats rising or falling in Torbay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Torbay data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p align="justify">This dataset provides statistics on wind threats, in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and Cities.</p> <h3>Data sources and methodology</h3> <p align="justify">Wind threats are here defined as violent storms or worse (wind gust > 28.6 m/s). Areas are classified as exposed to violent storms or worse if at least once the hourly instantenous wind gust exceeds 28.6 m/s in the year.</p> <p align="justify"> 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. </p> <h3>Defining FUAs and cities</h3> <p align="justify">The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/oecd-definition-of-cities-and-functional-urban-areas.html">definition of functional urban areas</a> (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264174108-en>(OECD, 2012)</a>. FUAs consist of: <ol> <li><b>A city</b> – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city.</li> <li><b>A commuting zone</b> – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city.</li> </ol> The delineation process includes: <ul> <li>Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA.</li> <li>Excluding non-contiguous municipalities.</li> </ul> The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in <a href=https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/cities_local_areas/fua_cities_sau_mapping.parquet>parquet </a> and <a href=https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/cities_local_areas/fua_cities_sau_mapping.csv>csv</a> format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries.</p> <h3>Cite this dataset</h3> <p>OECD Regions, cities and local areas database Wind threats - Cities and FUAs, <a href=http://oe.cd/geostats>http://oe.cd/geostats</a></p> <h3>Further information</h3> <ul> <li> <a href=https://localdataportal.oecd.org/>OECD Local Data Portal </a> </li> <li> <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html/>OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance </a> </li> </ul> <p align="justify">For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:CitiesStat@oecd.org">CitiesStat@oecd.org</a>