Germany vs Southeast: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly

Germany
0.2544 Percentage change
in 2024
Southeast
1.74 Percentage change
in 2024
Germany rank
47th
Southeast rank
45th

Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time

  • Germany
  • Southeast
-15-10-505198120022024

How they compare

Southeast currently reports 1.74 Percentage change against 0.2544 Percentage change in Germany, a difference of 1.49 Percentage change.

That makes Southeast's figure about 6.8 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 47th and Southeast ranks 45th of 208 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Southeast in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Southeast Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8059 Percentage change -0.213 Percentage change 1.02 Percentage change Germany
1990s -0.4845 Percentage change -0.157 Percentage change 0.3275 Percentage change Southeast
2000s -0.3365 Percentage change -0.2861 Percentage change 0.0504 Percentage change Southeast
2010s -2.34 Percentage change -1.31 Percentage change 1.04 Percentage change Southeast
2020s -2.12 Percentage change 0.817 Percentage change 2.93 Percentage change Southeast

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Germany or Southeast?
Southeast, at 1.74 Percentage change against 0.2544 Percentage change in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Germany and Southeast?
1.49 Percentage change, with Southeast ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Southeast?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Germany and Southeast rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
Germany ranks 47th and Southeast ranks 45th 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
Last refreshed

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