Santa Catarina vs Sri Lanka: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Santa Catarina
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.49 Percentage change against 0.4936 Percentage change in Santa Catarina, a difference of 5 Percentage change.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 11.1 times Santa Catarina's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Santa Catarina ahead.
Santa Catarina ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 11th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Santa Catarina averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Santa Catarina | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.825 Percentage change | -3.13 Percentage change | 2.31 Percentage change | Santa Catarina |
| 1960s | -1.9 Percentage change | 6.74 Percentage change | 8.64 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -0.8635 Percentage change | -1.25 Percentage change | 0.3854 Percentage change | Santa Catarina |
| 1980s | 0.1265 Percentage change | -0.8544 Percentage change | 0.9809 Percentage change | Santa Catarina |
| 1990s | 0.3654 Percentage change | -1.79 Percentage change | 2.15 Percentage change | Santa Catarina |
| 2000s | -0.3704 Percentage change | 1.44 Percentage change | 1.81 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -0.7104 Percentage change | 3.91 Percentage change | 4.62 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -2.72 Percentage change | 4.62 Percentage change | 7.35 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Santa Catarina or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.49 Percentage change against 0.4936 Percentage change in Santa Catarina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Santa Catarina and Sri Lanka?
- 5 Percentage change, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Santa Catarina and Sri Lanka?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Santa Catarina and Sri Lanka rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Santa Catarina ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 11th 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