Germany vs Portugal: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.2544 Percentage change against -0.0172 Percentage change in Portugal, a difference of 0.2716 Percentage change.
That makes Germany's figure about 14.8 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 35th of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8059 Percentage change | 0.7994 Percentage change | 0.0065 Percentage change | Germany |
| 1990s | -0.4845 Percentage change | -0.9342 Percentage change | 0.4497 Percentage change | Germany |
| 2000s | -0.3365 Percentage change | -0.6105 Percentage change | 0.274 Percentage change | Germany |
| 2010s | -2.34 Percentage change | -1.24 Percentage change | 1.1 Percentage change | Portugal |
| 2020s | -2.12 Percentage change | -2.51 Percentage change | 0.3923 Percentage change | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Germany or Portugal?
- Germany, at 0.2544 Percentage change against -0.0172 Percentage change in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Germany and Portugal?
- 0.2716 Percentage change, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Germany ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 35th 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