Faroe Islands vs South-Eastern Asia: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Faroe Islands
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 5.94 Percentage change against 1.59 Percentage change in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 4.35 Percentage change.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 3.7 times South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 10th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and South-Eastern Asia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.37 Percentage change | 0.611 Percentage change | 1.98 Percentage change | South-Eastern Asia |
| 1960s | 0.1815 Percentage change | -1.15 Percentage change | 1.33 Percentage change | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | -0.5618 Percentage change | 0.7452 Percentage change | 1.31 Percentage change | South-Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 0.427 Percentage change | 0.3493 Percentage change | 0.0776 Percentage change | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 1.56 Percentage change | -0.975 Percentage change | 2.53 Percentage change | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | -1.58 Percentage change | 0.2959 Percentage change | 1.88 Percentage change | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | -0.3749 Percentage change | 0.5266 Percentage change | 0.9014 Percentage change | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | -1.21 Percentage change | 0.3546 Percentage change | 1.56 Percentage change | South-Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Faroe Islands or South-Eastern Asia?
- Faroe Islands, at 5.94 Percentage change against 1.59 Percentage change in South-Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Faroe Islands and South-Eastern Asia?
- 4.35 Percentage change, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and South-Eastern Asia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Faroe Islands ranks 10th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th 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