Austria vs North Rhine-Westphalia: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Austria
- North Rhine-Westphalia
How they compare
North Rhine-Westphalia currently reports 0.0737 Percentage change against -4.85 Percentage change in Austria, a difference of 4.92 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Rhine-Westphalia ahead.
Austria ranks 88th and North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 85th of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and North Rhine-Westphalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | North Rhine-Westphalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.7504 Percentage change | 1.01 Percentage change | 1.76 Percentage change | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 1990s | 0.4813 Percentage change | -1.14 Percentage change | 1.62 Percentage change | Austria |
| 2000s | -0.309 Percentage change | 0.3719 Percentage change | 0.6809 Percentage change | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 2010s | -0.6892 Percentage change | -2.86 Percentage change | 2.17 Percentage change | Austria |
| 2020s | -1.48 Percentage change | -2.02 Percentage change | 0.5441 Percentage change | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Austria or North Rhine-Westphalia?
- North Rhine-Westphalia, at 0.0737 Percentage change against -4.85 Percentage change in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Austria and North Rhine-Westphalia?
- 4.92 Percentage change, with North Rhine-Westphalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and North Rhine-Westphalia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Austria and North Rhine-Westphalia rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Austria ranks 88th and North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 85th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly. 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 annual anomalies in land and cropland soil moisture content of the top soil layer compared to the reference period 1981-2010. Exposure indicators to drought have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 1981-2022 and is the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources, including the ERA5-Land averaged monthly data of volumetric soil moisture and ESA CCI land cover data. Average anomalies have been calculated for both land and cropland exposure to drought. 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 Change Initiative land cover data and Copernicus Climate Data Store monthly soil moisture data (ERA5). Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation