Austria vs Palermo: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Austria
- Palermo
How they compare
Palermo currently reports 7.34 Percentage change against -3.4 Percentage change in Austria, a difference of 10.74 Percentage change.
That makes Palermo's figure about 2.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palermo ahead.
Austria ranks 98th and Palermo ranks 100th of 209 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Palermo in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Palermo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.48 Percentage change | 1.99 Percentage change | 5.47 Percentage change | Palermo |
| 1960s | 1.22 Percentage change | 5.99 Percentage change | 4.78 Percentage change | Palermo |
| 1970s | 1.88 Percentage change | 10.45 Percentage change | 8.57 Percentage change | Palermo |
| 1980s | 0.3632 Percentage change | 0.4962 Percentage change | 0.1331 Percentage change | Palermo |
| 1990s | -0.5083 Percentage change | -1.26 Percentage change | 0.7513 Percentage change | Austria |
| 2000s | -0.0036 Percentage change | 0.8835 Percentage change | 0.8872 Percentage change | Palermo |
| 2010s | -0.6892 Percentage change | 3.12 Percentage change | 3.81 Percentage change | Palermo |
| 2020s | -0.5753 Percentage change | -1.42 Percentage change | 0.8485 Percentage change | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Austria or Palermo?
- Palermo, at 7.34 Percentage change against -3.4 Percentage change in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Austria and Palermo?
- 10.74 Percentage change, with Palermo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Palermo?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Palermo rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Austria ranks 98th and Palermo ranks 100th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The dataset provides annual anomalies in land and cropland soil moisture content of the top soil layer (0 to 7 cm) 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 1981-2024 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 based on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org