Oman vs Western Europe: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Oman
- Western Europe
How they compare
Oman currently reports 50.85 Percentage change against 2.84 Percentage change in Western Europe, a difference of 48.01 Percentage change.
That makes Oman's figure about 17.9 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Western Europe ahead.
Oman ranks 2nd and Western Europe ranks 2nd of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 3 and Western Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.99 Percentage change | 1.24 Percentage change | 6.75 Percentage change | Oman |
| 1990s | 17.39 Percentage change | -0.7999 Percentage change | 18.19 Percentage change | Oman |
| 2000s | -22.56 Percentage change | -0.2838 Percentage change | 22.27 Percentage change | Western Europe |
| 2010s | -6.62 Percentage change | -2.33 Percentage change | 4.29 Percentage change | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 21.27 Percentage change | -1.73 Percentage change | 23 Percentage change | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Oman or Western Europe?
- Oman, at 50.85 Percentage change against 2.84 Percentage change in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Oman and Western Europe?
- 48.01 Percentage change, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Western Europe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Oman and Western Europe rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Oman ranks 2nd and Western Europe ranks 2nd 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