Romania vs Sierra Leone: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Romania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Romania currently reports -5.2 Percentage change against -5.39 Percentage change in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.19 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Romania ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 108th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -7.39 Percentage change | 2.46 Percentage change | 9.85 Percentage change | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -0.5211 Percentage change | 0.0514 Percentage change | 0.5725 Percentage change | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 4.93 Percentage change | 3.02 Percentage change | 1.91 Percentage change | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.79 Percentage change | 0.1576 Percentage change | 1.63 Percentage change | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.7834 Percentage change | 0.2395 Percentage change | 0.5439 Percentage change | Romania |
| 2000s | -2.59 Percentage change | 0.2937 Percentage change | 2.88 Percentage change | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -2.51 Percentage change | -1.59 Percentage change | 0.9221 Percentage change | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -6 Percentage change | -4.73 Percentage change | 1.27 Percentage change | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Romania or Sierra Leone?
- Romania, at -5.2 Percentage change against -5.39 Percentage change in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Romania and Sierra Leone?
- 0.19 Percentage change, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sierra Leone?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Sierra Leone rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Romania ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 108th 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