Other Regions vs Spain: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Other Regions
- Spain
How they compare
Other Regions currently reports 2.51 Percentage change against 1.05 Percentage change in Spain, a difference of 1.46 Percentage change.
That makes Other Regions's figure about 2.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Other Regions ahead.
Other Regions ranks 89th and Spain ranks 88th of 730 regions.
Across the 5 decades both report, Other Regions averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Other Regions | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6937 Percentage change | 1.31 Percentage change | 0.6184 Percentage change | Spain |
| 1990s | -0.1269 Percentage change | -0.888 Percentage change | 0.7612 Percentage change | Other Regions |
| 2000s | -0.2334 Percentage change | -1.04 Percentage change | 0.8053 Percentage change | Other Regions |
| 2010s | -0.5088 Percentage change | -1.18 Percentage change | 0.6734 Percentage change | Other Regions |
| 2020s | 0.1621 Percentage change | -1.31 Percentage change | 1.47 Percentage change | Other Regions |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Other Regions or Spain?
- Other Regions, at 2.51 Percentage change against 1.05 Percentage change in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Other Regions and Spain?
- 1.46 Percentage change, with Other Regions ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other Regions and Spain?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Other Regions and Spain rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Other Regions ranks 89th and Spain ranks 88th of 730 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