Canada vs Saint Lucia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Canada
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports -2.19 Percentage change against -2.52 Percentage change in Canada, a difference of 0.33 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Canada ranks 81st and Saint Lucia ranks 78th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.5914 Percentage change | 4.3 Percentage change | 4.89 Percentage change | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | -0.7684 Percentage change | 2.51 Percentage change | 3.28 Percentage change | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | -0.705 Percentage change | -0.844 Percentage change | 0.139 Percentage change | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0566 Percentage change | 1.84 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | -0.3218 Percentage change | -2.84 Percentage change | 2.52 Percentage change | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.2537 Percentage change | -0.1629 Percentage change | 0.4166 Percentage change | Canada |
| 2010s | -0.2376 Percentage change | 1.44 Percentage change | 1.68 Percentage change | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | -1.08 Percentage change | -0.0221 Percentage change | 1.06 Percentage change | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Canada or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at -2.19 Percentage change against -2.52 Percentage change in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Canada and Saint Lucia?
- 0.33 Percentage change, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saint Lucia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Saint Lucia rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Canada ranks 81st and Saint Lucia ranks 78th 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