Eswatini vs North Korea: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Eswatini
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports -0.5584 Percentage change against -8.54 Percentage change in Eswatini, a difference of 7.98 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Korea ahead.
Eswatini ranks 41st and North Korea ranks 38th of 67 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4789 Percentage change | 0.8067 Percentage change | 0.3279 Percentage change | North Korea |
| 1990s | -0.3655 Percentage change | 0.1845 Percentage change | 0.5501 Percentage change | North Korea |
| 2000s | -0.2455 Percentage change | -1.32 Percentage change | 1.08 Percentage change | Eswatini |
| 2010s | -4.1 Percentage change | -2.75 Percentage change | 1.35 Percentage change | North Korea |
| 2020s | -0.5612 Percentage change | 0.8252 Percentage change | 1.39 Percentage change | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Eswatini or North Korea?
- North Korea, at -0.5584 Percentage change against -8.54 Percentage change in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Eswatini and North Korea?
- 7.98 Percentage change, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and North Korea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and North Korea rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Eswatini ranks 41st and North Korea ranks 38th of 67 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