Greece vs Northern Europe: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Greece
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3.43 Percentage change against -1.04 Percentage change in Northern Europe, a difference of 4.47 Percentage change.
That makes Greece's figure about 3.3 times Northern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Northern Europe ahead.
Greece ranks 15th and Northern Europe ranks 16th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Northern Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.5054 Percentage change | -1.86 Percentage change | 1.35 Percentage change | Greece |
| 1960s | 3.15 Percentage change | -0.4117 Percentage change | 3.57 Percentage change | Greece |
| 1970s | 5.77 Percentage change | -0.7293 Percentage change | 6.5 Percentage change | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.3003 Percentage change | 1.55 Percentage change | 1.25 Percentage change | Northern Europe |
| 1990s | -0.2183 Percentage change | -1.47 Percentage change | 1.25 Percentage change | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.1954 Percentage change | 0.2132 Percentage change | 0.0178 Percentage change | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 0.6752 Percentage change | -0.0965 Percentage change | 0.7716 Percentage change | Greece |
| 2020s | -1.39 Percentage change | 0.0002 Percentage change | 1.39 Percentage change | Northern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Greece or Northern Europe?
- Greece, at 3.43 Percentage change against -1.04 Percentage change in Northern Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Greece and Northern Europe?
- 4.47 Percentage change, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Northern Europe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Northern Europe rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Greece ranks 15th and Northern Europe ranks 16th 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