Bulgaria vs South Aegean: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Bulgaria
- South Aegean
How they compare
South Aegean currently reports 7.86 Percentage change against -1.39 Percentage change in Bulgaria, a difference of 9.25 Percentage change.
That makes South Aegean's figure about 5.7 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Aegean ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 69th and South Aegean ranks 71st of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and South Aegean in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Aegean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -5.09 Percentage change | 1.43 Percentage change | 6.51 Percentage change | South Aegean |
| 1960s | 0.4785 Percentage change | 6.59 Percentage change | 6.11 Percentage change | South Aegean |
| 1970s | 6.32 Percentage change | 6.69 Percentage change | 0.37 Percentage change | South Aegean |
| 1980s | 0.3436 Percentage change | 1.99 Percentage change | 1.65 Percentage change | South Aegean |
| 1990s | 0.8806 Percentage change | 0.5422 Percentage change | 0.3384 Percentage change | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | -1.56 Percentage change | -1.24 Percentage change | 0.3215 Percentage change | South Aegean |
| 2010s | -1.02 Percentage change | 1.87 Percentage change | 2.88 Percentage change | South Aegean |
| 2020s | -4.86 Percentage change | -2.71 Percentage change | 2.15 Percentage change | South Aegean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Bulgaria or South Aegean?
- South Aegean, at 7.86 Percentage change against -1.39 Percentage change in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Bulgaria and South Aegean?
- 9.25 Percentage change, with South Aegean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Aegean?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and South Aegean rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Bulgaria ranks 69th and South Aegean ranks 71st 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