Canada vs Mid North Coast: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Canada
- Mid North Coast
How they compare
Mid North Coast currently reports 6.54 Percentage change against -6.76 Percentage change in Canada, a difference of 13.3 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mid North Coast ahead.
Canada ranks 120th and Mid North Coast ranks 119th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Mid North Coast in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mid North Coast | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3214 Percentage change | -7.02 Percentage change | 7.34 Percentage change | Canada |
| 1960s | -2.59 Percentage change | -5.77 Percentage change | 3.18 Percentage change | Canada |
| 1970s | -0.9796 Percentage change | -2.61 Percentage change | 1.63 Percentage change | Canada |
| 1980s | -0.7152 Percentage change | -0.5311 Percentage change | 0.1841 Percentage change | Mid North Coast |
| 1990s | 0.6265 Percentage change | 0.165 Percentage change | 0.4615 Percentage change | Canada |
| 2000s | -0.4009 Percentage change | -2.58 Percentage change | 2.18 Percentage change | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.36 Percentage change | -1.82 Percentage change | 3.18 Percentage change | Canada |
| 2020s | -3.79 Percentage change | 3.13 Percentage change | 6.92 Percentage change | Mid North Coast |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Canada or Mid North Coast?
- Mid North Coast, at 6.54 Percentage change against -6.76 Percentage change in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Canada and Mid North Coast?
- 13.3 Percentage change, with Mid North Coast ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mid North Coast?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Mid North Coast rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Canada ranks 120th and Mid North Coast ranks 119th 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