Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -8.23 Percentage change against -8.47 Percentage change in Kuwait, a difference of 0.24 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 198th and Saudi Arabia ranks 197th of 234 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -14.57 Percentage change | 0.5624 Percentage change | 15.14 Percentage change | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 19.95 Percentage change | 14.36 Percentage change | 5.59 Percentage change | Kuwait |
| 2000s | -1.67 Percentage change | -10.7 Percentage change | 9.03 Percentage change | Kuwait |
| 2010s | -8.95 Percentage change | -13.02 Percentage change | 4.07 Percentage change | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -4.13 Percentage change | -11.98 Percentage change | 7.85 Percentage change | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at -8.23 Percentage change against -8.47 Percentage change in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.24 Percentage change, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Kuwait ranks 198th and Saudi Arabia ranks 197th of 234 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