Austria vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Austria
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports -1.77 Percentage change against -1.98 Percentage change in Austria, a difference of 0.21 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Austria ranks 77th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 75th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.9 Percentage change | -0.467 Percentage change | 1.44 Percentage change | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1960s | 0.411 Percentage change | -0.571 Percentage change | 0.982 Percentage change | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.55 Percentage change | 0.5815 Percentage change | 0.9677 Percentage change | Austria |
| 1980s | -0.0304 Percentage change | 0.8325 Percentage change | 0.8629 Percentage change | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | -0.4118 Percentage change | -0.8087 Percentage change | 0.3969 Percentage change | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.306 Percentage change | -0.1123 Percentage change | 0.4184 Percentage change | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.072 Percentage change | -0.4586 Percentage change | 0.5306 Percentage change | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.4083 Percentage change | -2.14 Percentage change | 2.54 Percentage change | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Austria or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at -1.77 Percentage change against -1.98 Percentage change in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Austria and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.21 Percentage change, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Austria ranks 77th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 75th of 191 countries.
- 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