North West England vs West Midlands: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- North West England
- West Midlands
How they compare
North West England currently reports 3.43 Percentage change against 3.36 Percentage change in West Midlands, a difference of 0.07 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was West Midlands ahead.
North West England ranks 77th and West Midlands ranks 78th of 719 regions.
Across the 5 decades both report, North West England averaged higher in 4 and West Midlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North West England | West Midlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.045 Percentage change | 1.52 Percentage change | 1.48 Percentage change | West Midlands |
| 1990s | -0.9157 Percentage change | -1.84 Percentage change | 0.9258 Percentage change | North West England |
| 2000s | 1.08 Percentage change | 0.6376 Percentage change | 0.4417 Percentage change | North West England |
| 2010s | 1.05 Percentage change | 0.2355 Percentage change | 0.8139 Percentage change | North West England |
| 2020s | 0.1332 Percentage change | 0.0981 Percentage change | 0.0351 Percentage change | North West England |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, North West England or West Midlands?
- North West England, at 3.43 Percentage change against 3.36 Percentage change in West Midlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between North West England and West Midlands?
- 0.07 Percentage change, with North West England ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North West England and West Midlands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do North West England and West Midlands rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- North West England ranks 77th and West Midlands ranks 78th 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