Bulgaria vs Central Java Province: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Bulgaria
- Central Java Province
How they compare
Central Java Province currently reports 8.35 Percentage change against -1.52 Percentage change in Bulgaria, a difference of 9.87 Percentage change.
That makes Central Java Province's figure about 5.5 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central Java Province ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 69th and Central Java Province ranks 71st of 209 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Central Java Province in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Central Java Province | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -5.35 Percentage change | 3.08 Percentage change | 8.42 Percentage change | Central Java Province |
| 1960s | 0.5549 Percentage change | -3.98 Percentage change | 4.54 Percentage change | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 6.46 Percentage change | 2.84 Percentage change | 3.63 Percentage change | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.2844 Percentage change | 2.37 Percentage change | 2.09 Percentage change | Central Java Province |
| 1990s | 1.04 Percentage change | -0.8554 Percentage change | 1.89 Percentage change | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | -1.64 Percentage change | -2.84 Percentage change | 1.2 Percentage change | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | -0.7332 Percentage change | -0.0086 Percentage change | 0.7246 Percentage change | Central Java Province |
| 2020s | -5.36 Percentage change | 1.55 Percentage change | 6.91 Percentage change | Central Java Province |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Bulgaria or Central Java Province?
- Central Java Province, at 8.35 Percentage change against -1.52 Percentage change in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Bulgaria and Central Java Province?
- 9.87 Percentage change, with Central Java Province ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Central Java Province?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Central Java Province rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Bulgaria ranks 69th and Central Java Province ranks 71st 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.
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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