Eastern Asia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Eastern Asia
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 2.89 Percentage change against -2 Percentage change in Eastern Asia, a difference of 4.89 Percentage change.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.4 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eastern Asia ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 23rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 21st of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eastern Asia averaged higher in 5 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.32 Percentage change | -3.19 Percentage change | 4.5 Percentage change | Eastern Asia |
| 1960s | 1.83 Percentage change | -0.4038 Percentage change | 2.23 Percentage change | Eastern Asia |
| 1970s | 1.98 Percentage change | 1.32 Percentage change | 0.6569 Percentage change | Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 1.33 Percentage change | 0.3064 Percentage change | 1.03 Percentage change | Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 1.37 Percentage change | -0.1316 Percentage change | 1.51 Percentage change | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | -2.38 Percentage change | -0.607 Percentage change | 1.78 Percentage change | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | -2.69 Percentage change | -2.41 Percentage change | 0.2855 Percentage change | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | -1.73 Percentage change | 2.12 Percentage change | 3.85 Percentage change | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Eastern Asia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 2.89 Percentage change against -2 Percentage change in Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Eastern Asia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 4.89 Percentage change, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Eastern Asia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Eastern Asia ranks 23rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 21st of 72 groups.
- 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