Cyprus vs Heard Island and McDonald Islands: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Cyprus
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
How they compare
Heard Island and McDonald Islands currently reports -1.14 Percentage change against -1.43 Percentage change in Cyprus, a difference of 0.29 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 97th and Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 94th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Heard Island and McDonald Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.99 Percentage change | 0.0154 Percentage change | 2.97 Percentage change | Cyprus |
| 1990s | -0.3909 Percentage change | 0.2611 Percentage change | 0.652 Percentage change | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 2000s | -1.5 Percentage change | -0.0823 Percentage change | 1.42 Percentage change | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 2010s | 1.3 Percentage change | -1.18 Percentage change | 2.49 Percentage change | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.4602 Percentage change | -0.8272 Percentage change | 1.29 Percentage change | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Cyprus or Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands, at -1.14 Percentage change against -1.43 Percentage change in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Cyprus and Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- 0.29 Percentage change, with Heard Island and McDonald Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Cyprus ranks 97th and Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 94th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Exposure to drought — Land 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