Tamil Nadu vs United Arab Emirates: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly

Tamil Nadu
14.28 Percentage change
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
53.87 Percentage change
in 2024
Tamil Nadu rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
1st

Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time

  • Tamil Nadu
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 53.87 Percentage change against 14.28 Percentage change in Tamil Nadu, a difference of 39.59 Percentage change.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 3.8 times Tamil Nadu's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tamil Nadu ahead.

Tamil Nadu ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 700 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tamil Nadu averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tamil Nadu United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s -3.76 Percentage change 13.42 Percentage change 17.18 Percentage change United Arab Emirates
1990s -0.2041 Percentage change 28.67 Percentage change 28.88 Percentage change United Arab Emirates
2000s 2.26 Percentage change -36.56 Percentage change 38.82 Percentage change Tamil Nadu
2010s 2.61 Percentage change -28.89 Percentage change 31.49 Percentage change Tamil Nadu
2020s 11.6 Percentage change -9.75 Percentage change 21.35 Percentage change Tamil Nadu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Tamil Nadu or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 53.87 Percentage change against 14.28 Percentage change in Tamil Nadu as of 2024.
What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Tamil Nadu and United Arab Emirates?
39.59 Percentage change, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tamil Nadu and United Arab Emirates?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Tamil Nadu and United Arab Emirates rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
Tamil Nadu ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 700 regions.
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
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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