United Arab Emirates vs Western Europe: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- United Arab Emirates
- Western Europe
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 55.57 Percentage change against 3.13 Percentage change in Western Europe, a difference of 52.44 Percentage change.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 17.7 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Western Europe ahead.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st and Western Europe ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 2 and Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Arab Emirates | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8 Percentage change | 1.06 Percentage change | 9.75 Percentage change | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 29.5 Percentage change | -0.6324 Percentage change | 30.13 Percentage change | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | -35.83 Percentage change | -0.3477 Percentage change | 35.49 Percentage change | Western Europe |
| 2010s | -29.76 Percentage change | -1.76 Percentage change | 28 Percentage change | Western Europe |
| 2020s | -12.67 Percentage change | -1.02 Percentage change | 11.65 Percentage change | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, United Arab Emirates or Western Europe?
- United Arab Emirates, at 55.57 Percentage change against 3.13 Percentage change in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between United Arab Emirates and Western Europe?
- 52.44 Percentage change, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Western Europe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do United Arab Emirates and Western Europe rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st and Western Europe ranks 2nd 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