Vanuatu vs Western Europe: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Vanuatu
- Western Europe
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.46 Percentage change against -3.94 Percentage change in Western Europe, a difference of 5.4 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Vanuatu ranks 31st and Western Europe ranks 33rd of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 4 and Western Europe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.07 Percentage change | -1.78 Percentage change | 3.85 Percentage change | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | -0.7743 Percentage change | 1.4 Percentage change | 2.17 Percentage change | Western Europe |
| 1970s | -0.0698 Percentage change | 2 Percentage change | 2.07 Percentage change | Western Europe |
| 1980s | 0.2358 Percentage change | 1.67 Percentage change | 1.44 Percentage change | Western Europe |
| 1990s | -2.29 Percentage change | -0.7364 Percentage change | 1.55 Percentage change | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 2.15 Percentage change | -0.2772 Percentage change | 2.43 Percentage change | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | -1.08 Percentage change | -1.96 Percentage change | 0.8817 Percentage change | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.9202 Percentage change | -1.2 Percentage change | 2.12 Percentage change | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Vanuatu or Western Europe?
- Vanuatu, at 1.46 Percentage change against -3.94 Percentage change in Western Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Vanuatu and Western Europe?
- 5.4 Percentage change, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Western Europe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Vanuatu and Western Europe rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Vanuatu ranks 31st and Western Europe ranks 33rd 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