Denmark vs Northern Europe: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Denmark
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 6.92 Percentage change against 1.14 Percentage change in Northern Europe, a difference of 5.78 Percentage change.
That makes Denmark's figure about 6.1 times Northern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 12th and Northern Europe ranks 10th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Northern Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8325 Percentage change | 0.4858 Percentage change | 0.3467 Percentage change | Denmark |
| 1990s | -1.67 Percentage change | -0.6035 Percentage change | 1.07 Percentage change | Northern Europe |
| 2000s | 0.7513 Percentage change | 0.1982 Percentage change | 0.5532 Percentage change | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.43 Percentage change | 0.5582 Percentage change | 0.8767 Percentage change | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9922 Percentage change | 0.2297 Percentage change | 0.7624 Percentage change | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Denmark or Northern Europe?
- Denmark, at 6.92 Percentage change against 1.14 Percentage change in Northern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Denmark and Northern Europe?
- 5.78 Percentage change, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Northern Europe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Northern Europe rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Denmark ranks 12th and Northern Europe ranks 10th 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