Sri Lanka vs Uttar Pradesh: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uttar Pradesh
How they compare
Uttar Pradesh currently reports 15.54 Percentage change against 5.49 Percentage change in Sri Lanka, a difference of 10.05 Percentage change.
That makes Uttar Pradesh's figure about 2.8 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uttar Pradesh ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 11th and Uttar Pradesh ranks 10th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Uttar Pradesh in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uttar Pradesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.13 Percentage change | 11.94 Percentage change | 15.07 Percentage change | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1960s | 6.74 Percentage change | -3.12 Percentage change | 9.86 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -1.25 Percentage change | 0.5214 Percentage change | 1.77 Percentage change | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1980s | -0.8544 Percentage change | -1.56 Percentage change | 0.7088 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -1.79 Percentage change | 2.69 Percentage change | 4.48 Percentage change | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2000s | 1.44 Percentage change | -0.8136 Percentage change | 2.25 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.91 Percentage change | 0.0176 Percentage change | 3.9 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.62 Percentage change | 7.97 Percentage change | 3.35 Percentage change | Uttar Pradesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Sri Lanka or Uttar Pradesh?
- Uttar Pradesh, at 15.54 Percentage change against 5.49 Percentage change in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Sri Lanka and Uttar Pradesh?
- 10.05 Percentage change, with Uttar Pradesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uttar Pradesh?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uttar Pradesh rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Sri Lanka ranks 11th and Uttar Pradesh ranks 10th 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