Thuringia vs Western Norway: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Thuringia
- Western Norway
How they compare
Western Norway currently reports 3.02 Percentage change against 1.33 Percentage change in Thuringia, a difference of 1.69 Percentage change.
That makes Western Norway's figure about 2.3 times Thuringia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Thuringia ahead.
Thuringia ranks 76th and Western Norway ranks 73rd of 234 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Thuringia averaged higher in 1 and Western Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thuringia | Western Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2783 Percentage change | -0.1701 Percentage change | 0.4484 Percentage change | Thuringia |
| 1990s | -0.1562 Percentage change | 0.1966 Percentage change | 0.3528 Percentage change | Western Norway |
| 2000s | -0.2326 Percentage change | 0.2438 Percentage change | 0.4764 Percentage change | Western Norway |
| 2010s | -2.88 Percentage change | 0.9333 Percentage change | 3.81 Percentage change | Western Norway |
| 2020s | -2.36 Percentage change | 1.29 Percentage change | 3.65 Percentage change | Western Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Thuringia or Western Norway?
- Western Norway, at 3.02 Percentage change against 1.33 Percentage change in Thuringia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Thuringia and Western Norway?
- 1.69 Percentage change, with Western Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thuringia and Western Norway?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Thuringia and Western Norway rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Thuringia ranks 76th and Western Norway ranks 73rd 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