Belarus vs Bhutan: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Belarus
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.2782 Percentage change against -0.1734 Percentage change in Belarus, a difference of 0.4516 Percentage change.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.6 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Belarus ranks 56th and Bhutan ranks 54th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Bhutan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.19 Percentage change | 0.908 Percentage change | 4.1 Percentage change | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.0762 Percentage change | -0.6266 Percentage change | 0.7027 Percentage change | Belarus |
| 1970s | 1.35 Percentage change | 0.5256 Percentage change | 0.8286 Percentage change | Belarus |
| 1980s | 2.8 Percentage change | -0.9065 Percentage change | 3.71 Percentage change | Belarus |
| 1990s | 0.8056 Percentage change | 0.5172 Percentage change | 0.2884 Percentage change | Belarus |
| 2000s | -2.92 Percentage change | 0.2579 Percentage change | 3.17 Percentage change | Bhutan |
| 2010s | -3.89 Percentage change | -0.2827 Percentage change | 3.61 Percentage change | Bhutan |
| 2020s | -1.89 Percentage change | -0.6394 Percentage change | 1.25 Percentage change | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Belarus or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 0.2782 Percentage change against -0.1734 Percentage change in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Belarus and Bhutan?
- 0.4516 Percentage change, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Bhutan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Bhutan rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Belarus ranks 56th and Bhutan ranks 54th 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