Iraq vs South America: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Iraq
- South America
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -1.69 Percentage change against -9.52 Percentage change in South America, a difference of 7.83 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 45th and South America ranks 44th of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and South America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.65 Percentage change | 1.58 Percentage change | 2.07 Percentage change | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.73 Percentage change | 0.9572 Percentage change | 0.7767 Percentage change | Iraq |
| 2000s | -3.88 Percentage change | -2.01 Percentage change | 1.87 Percentage change | South America |
| 2010s | 2.58 Percentage change | -3.57 Percentage change | 6.16 Percentage change | Iraq |
| 2020s | -4.99 Percentage change | -8.77 Percentage change | 3.78 Percentage change | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Iraq or South America?
- Iraq, at -1.69 Percentage change against -9.52 Percentage change in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Iraq and South America?
- 7.83 Percentage change, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and South America rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Iraq ranks 45th and South America ranks 44th 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