Kosovo vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Kosovo
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports -1.51 Percentage change against -1.78 Percentage change in Kosovo, a difference of 0.27 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Kosovo ranks 66th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 64th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kosovo averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.14 Percentage change | -0.0298 Percentage change | 1.11 Percentage change | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1960s | -0.2078 Percentage change | -0.6074 Percentage change | 0.3996 Percentage change | Kosovo |
| 1970s | 4.36 Percentage change | 0.8466 Percentage change | 3.52 Percentage change | Kosovo |
| 1980s | 0.4469 Percentage change | 0.9966 Percentage change | 0.5497 Percentage change | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | -0.5986 Percentage change | -0.9214 Percentage change | 0.3228 Percentage change | Kosovo |
| 2000s | -0.2679 Percentage change | -0.0655 Percentage change | 0.2024 Percentage change | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | -2.62 Percentage change | -0.7421 Percentage change | 1.88 Percentage change | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | -0.5534 Percentage change | -2.05 Percentage change | 1.5 Percentage change | Kosovo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Kosovo or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at -1.51 Percentage change against -1.78 Percentage change in Kosovo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Kosovo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.27 Percentage change, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kosovo and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Kosovo ranks 66th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 64th 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