Rio Grande do Norte vs United Arab Emirates: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly

Rio Grande do Norte
2.72 Percentage change
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
53.87 Percentage change
in 2024
Rio Grande do Norte rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
1st

Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time

  • Rio Grande do Norte
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 53.87 Percentage change against 2.72 Percentage change in Rio Grande do Norte, a difference of 51.15 Percentage change.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 19.8 times Rio Grande do Norte's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rio Grande do Norte ahead.

Rio Grande do Norte ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 67 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Rio Grande do Norte averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rio Grande do Norte United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 5.9 Percentage change 13.42 Percentage change 7.52 Percentage change United Arab Emirates
1990s -7.43 Percentage change 28.67 Percentage change 36.1 Percentage change United Arab Emirates
2000s 3.43 Percentage change -36.56 Percentage change 39.98 Percentage change Rio Grande do Norte
2010s -2.58 Percentage change -28.89 Percentage change 26.3 Percentage change Rio Grande do Norte
2020s 3.21 Percentage change -9.75 Percentage change 12.96 Percentage change Rio Grande do Norte

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Rio Grande do Norte or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 53.87 Percentage change against 2.72 Percentage change in Rio Grande do Norte as of 2024.
What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Rio Grande do Norte and United Arab Emirates?
51.15 Percentage change, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rio Grande do Norte and United Arab Emirates?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Rio Grande do Norte and United Arab Emirates rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
Rio Grande do Norte ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 67 groups.
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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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
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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