Costa Rica vs Orissa: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Costa Rica
- Orissa
How they compare
Orissa currently reports 13.49 Percentage change against 2.71 Percentage change in Costa Rica, a difference of 10.78 Percentage change.
That makes Orissa's figure about 5.0 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Orissa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Orissa ranks 19th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Orissa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Orissa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.62 Percentage change | 11.84 Percentage change | 10.22 Percentage change | Orissa |
| 1960s | 0.9731 Percentage change | 0.7218 Percentage change | 0.2513 Percentage change | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.15 Percentage change | -0.8958 Percentage change | 3.05 Percentage change | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -0.2255 Percentage change | -4.25 Percentage change | 4.02 Percentage change | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -0.3017 Percentage change | 3.33 Percentage change | 3.63 Percentage change | Orissa |
| 2000s | 0.2405 Percentage change | 0.2426 Percentage change | 0.0021 Percentage change | Orissa |
| 2010s | 0.4171 Percentage change | 1.05 Percentage change | 0.6333 Percentage change | Orissa |
| 2020s | 0.3755 Percentage change | 5.84 Percentage change | 5.46 Percentage change | Orissa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Costa Rica or Orissa?
- Orissa, at 13.49 Percentage change against 2.71 Percentage change in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Costa Rica and Orissa?
- 10.78 Percentage change, with Orissa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Orissa?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Orissa rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Orissa ranks 19th 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