Iceland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Iceland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.52 Percentage change against 2.35 Percentage change in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.17 Percentage change.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Iceland ranks 33rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6905 Percentage change | 0.305 Percentage change | 0.3855 Percentage change | Iceland |
| 1990s | -0.126 Percentage change | -0.9829 Percentage change | 0.8569 Percentage change | Iceland |
| 2000s | -0.2306 Percentage change | 0.8042 Percentage change | 1.03 Percentage change | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | -0.5131 Percentage change | 0.7413 Percentage change | 1.25 Percentage change | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.1624 Percentage change | 0.0725 Percentage change | 0.09 Percentage change | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Iceland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Iceland, at 2.52 Percentage change against 2.35 Percentage change in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.17 Percentage change, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Iceland ranks 33rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th 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