Finland vs Middle East and North Africa: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Finland
- Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Finland currently reports -1.95 Percentage change against -10.75 Percentage change in Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 8.8 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 50th and Middle East and North Africa ranks 47th of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Middle East and North Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.15 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | 0.6373 Percentage change | Middle East and North Africa |
| 1990s | -0.5105 Percentage change | 0.5939 Percentage change | 1.1 Percentage change | Middle East and North Africa |
| 2000s | -0.4415 Percentage change | -2.04 Percentage change | 1.6 Percentage change | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9153 Percentage change | 0.1115 Percentage change | 0.8038 Percentage change | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2335 Percentage change | -9.26 Percentage change | 9.49 Percentage change | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Finland or Middle East and North Africa?
- Finland, at -1.95 Percentage change against -10.75 Percentage change in Middle East and North Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Finland and Middle East and North Africa?
- 8.8 Percentage change, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Middle East and North Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Middle East and North Africa rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Finland ranks 50th and Middle East and North Africa ranks 47th 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