Denmark vs United Kingdom: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly

Denmark
1.63 Percentage change
in 2024
United Kingdom
1.22 Percentage change
in 2024
Denmark rank
30th
United Kingdom rank
33rd

Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
-10-50510198120022024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.63 Percentage change against 1.22 Percentage change in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.41 Percentage change.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 208 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8317 Percentage change 1.06 Percentage change 0.2251 Percentage change United Kingdom
1990s -1.67 Percentage change -1.8 Percentage change 0.1316 Percentage change Denmark
2000s 0.7387 Percentage change 0.9451 Percentage change 0.2064 Percentage change United Kingdom
2010s 1.42 Percentage change 0.4766 Percentage change 0.9459 Percentage change Denmark
2020s -0.0688 Percentage change -0.151 Percentage change 0.0822 Percentage change Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Denmark or United Kingdom?
Denmark, at 1.63 Percentage change against 1.22 Percentage change in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Denmark and United Kingdom?
0.41 Percentage change, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
Denmark ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 208 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

Indicator
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Unit
Percentage change
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
934 places, 41,095 data points, 1981–2024
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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