North Rhine-Westphalia vs Taiwan, China: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
North Rhine-Westphalia currently reports 0.0737 Percentage change against -4.56 Percentage change in Taiwan, China, a difference of 4.63 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Rhine-Westphalia ahead.
North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 85th and Taiwan, China ranks 84th of 700 regions.
Across the 5 decades both report, North Rhine-Westphalia averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Rhine-Westphalia | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 Percentage change | 0.9707 Percentage change | 0.0401 Percentage change | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 1990s | -1.14 Percentage change | -0.5934 Percentage change | 0.5449 Percentage change | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 0.3719 Percentage change | -0.4598 Percentage change | 0.8317 Percentage change | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 2010s | -2.86 Percentage change | 1.01 Percentage change | 3.87 Percentage change | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | -2.02 Percentage change | -4.63 Percentage change | 2.61 Percentage change | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, North Rhine-Westphalia or Taiwan, China?
- North Rhine-Westphalia, at 0.0737 Percentage change against -4.56 Percentage change in Taiwan, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between North Rhine-Westphalia and Taiwan, China?
- 4.63 Percentage change, with North Rhine-Westphalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Rhine-Westphalia and Taiwan, China?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do North Rhine-Westphalia and Taiwan, China rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 85th and Taiwan, China ranks 84th of 700 regions.
- 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