Southern Europe vs Sri Lanka: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Southern Europe
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.72 Percentage change against -2.66 Percentage change in Southern Europe, a difference of 4.38 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Southern Europe ranks 17th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 67 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Southern Europe averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Europe | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4945 Percentage change | -1.13 Percentage change | 1.62 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 1990s | -0.9233 Percentage change | -1.57 Percentage change | 0.6475 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | -0.3303 Percentage change | 2.02 Percentage change | 2.35 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1807 Percentage change | 1.87 Percentage change | 1.69 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -1.97 Percentage change | 4.25 Percentage change | 6.22 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Southern Europe or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.72 Percentage change against -2.66 Percentage change in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Southern Europe and Sri Lanka?
- 4.38 Percentage change, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Southern Europe and Sri Lanka rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Southern Europe ranks 17th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th 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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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