G20 vs North Korea: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- G20
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.89 Percentage change against -1.74 Percentage change in G20, a difference of 4.63 Percentage change.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.7 times G20's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was G20 ahead.
G20 ranks 20th and North Korea ranks 21st of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, G20 averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | G20 | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.7033 Percentage change | -3.19 Percentage change | 2.48 Percentage change | G20 |
| 1960s | -1.31 Percentage change | -0.4038 Percentage change | 0.9077 Percentage change | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.7675 Percentage change | 1.32 Percentage change | 0.5549 Percentage change | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.8315 Percentage change | 0.3064 Percentage change | 0.5251 Percentage change | G20 |
| 1990s | 0.8251 Percentage change | -0.1316 Percentage change | 0.9567 Percentage change | G20 |
| 2000s | -1.56 Percentage change | -0.607 Percentage change | 0.953 Percentage change | North Korea |
| 2010s | -2.08 Percentage change | -2.41 Percentage change | 0.3319 Percentage change | G20 |
| 2020s | -2.77 Percentage change | 2.12 Percentage change | 4.89 Percentage change | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, G20 or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 2.89 Percentage change against -1.74 Percentage change in G20 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between G20 and North Korea?
- 4.63 Percentage change, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for G20 and North Korea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do G20 and North Korea rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- G20 ranks 20th and North Korea 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