Advanced economies vs Nepal: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Advanced economies
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 2.73 Percentage change against -2.55 Percentage change in Advanced economies, a difference of 5.28 Percentage change.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Advanced economies's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Advanced economies ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 28th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Advanced economies averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Advanced economies | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.06 Percentage change | 4.82 Percentage change | 6.88 Percentage change | Nepal |
| 1960s | -1.66 Percentage change | -3.26 Percentage change | 1.6 Percentage change | Advanced economies |
| 1970s | 0.1258 Percentage change | -0.9714 Percentage change | 1.1 Percentage change | Advanced economies |
| 1980s | 1.15 Percentage change | -0.6724 Percentage change | 1.82 Percentage change | Advanced economies |
| 1990s | -0.0288 Percentage change | 1.3 Percentage change | 1.33 Percentage change | Nepal |
| 2000s | -1.24 Percentage change | -0.4652 Percentage change | 0.7706 Percentage change | Nepal |
| 2010s | -1.02 Percentage change | -0.3888 Percentage change | 0.6303 Percentage change | Nepal |
| 2020s | -1.17 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | 2.96 Percentage change | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Advanced economies or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 2.73 Percentage change against -2.55 Percentage change in Advanced economies as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Advanced economies and Nepal?
- 5.28 Percentage change, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Advanced economies and Nepal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Advanced economies and Nepal rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Advanced economies ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 28th of 72 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical exposure to drought — Land 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