Bhutan vs Norway: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Bhutan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.8118 Percentage change against 0.5977 Percentage change in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2141 Percentage change.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 38th and Norway ranks 36th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 Percentage change | -0.8952 Percentage change | 1.95 Percentage change | Bhutan |
| 1960s | -1.4 Percentage change | -0.869 Percentage change | 0.53 Percentage change | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.3672 Percentage change | -1.11 Percentage change | 1.48 Percentage change | Bhutan |
| 1980s | -1.5 Percentage change | -0.588 Percentage change | 0.9081 Percentage change | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.8655 Percentage change | -0.2051 Percentage change | 1.07 Percentage change | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.336 Percentage change | 0.476 Percentage change | 0.14 Percentage change | Norway |
| 2010s | -0.5568 Percentage change | 1.22 Percentage change | 1.78 Percentage change | Norway |
| 2020s | -1.08 Percentage change | 0.7976 Percentage change | 1.87 Percentage change | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Bhutan or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.8118 Percentage change against 0.5977 Percentage change in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Bhutan and Norway?
- 0.2141 Percentage change, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Norway?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Norway rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Bhutan ranks 38th and Norway ranks 36th of 168 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.
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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