Chugoku vs South East England: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Chugoku
- South East England
How they compare
Chugoku currently reports -7.28 Percentage change against -7.46 Percentage change in South East England, a difference of 0.18 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chugoku ahead.
Chugoku ranks 2482nd and South East England ranks 2486th of 2960 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chugoku averaged higher in 5 and South East England in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chugoku | South East England | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4334 Percentage change | -3.38 Percentage change | 3.82 Percentage change | Chugoku |
| 1960s | 0.5474 Percentage change | -2.32 Percentage change | 2.87 Percentage change | Chugoku |
| 1970s | 1.13 Percentage change | -0.9103 Percentage change | 2.04 Percentage change | Chugoku |
| 1980s | 0.3107 Percentage change | 1.51 Percentage change | 1.2 Percentage change | South East England |
| 1990s | -0.0529 Percentage change | -1.72 Percentage change | 1.67 Percentage change | Chugoku |
| 2000s | 0.365 Percentage change | 1.37 Percentage change | 1.01 Percentage change | South East England |
| 2010s | 0.3151 Percentage change | -0.3277 Percentage change | 0.6428 Percentage change | Chugoku |
| 2020s | -1.98 Percentage change | -0.3683 Percentage change | 1.62 Percentage change | South East England |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Chugoku or South East England?
- Chugoku, at -7.28 Percentage change against -7.46 Percentage change in South East England as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Chugoku and South East England?
- 0.18 Percentage change, with Chugoku ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chugoku and South East England?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Chugoku and South East England rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Chugoku ranks 2482nd and South East England ranks 2486th of 2960 regions.
- 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