North Rhine-Westphalia vs Sweden: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Sweden
How they compare
North Rhine-Westphalia currently reports 4.66 Percentage change against 1.3 Percentage change in Sweden, a difference of 3.36 Percentage change.
That makes North Rhine-Westphalia's figure about 3.6 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Rhine-Westphalia ahead.
North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 51st of 719 regions.
Across the 5 decades both report, North Rhine-Westphalia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Rhine-Westphalia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9378 Percentage change | -0.0235 Percentage change | 0.9613 Percentage change | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 1990s | -1.16 Percentage change | -0.3937 Percentage change | 0.7658 Percentage change | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.4854 Percentage change | 0.4253 Percentage change | 0.0601 Percentage change | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 2010s | -2.79 Percentage change | 0.6093 Percentage change | 3.4 Percentage change | Sweden |
| 2020s | -1.34 Percentage change | 0.295 Percentage change | 1.63 Percentage change | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, North Rhine-Westphalia or Sweden?
- North Rhine-Westphalia, at 4.66 Percentage change against 1.3 Percentage change in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between North Rhine-Westphalia and Sweden?
- 3.36 Percentage change, with North Rhine-Westphalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Rhine-Westphalia and Sweden?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do North Rhine-Westphalia and Sweden rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 51st of 719 regions.
- 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