Central Asia vs Greenland: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Central Asia
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.3961 Percentage change against -7.53 Percentage change in Central Asia, a difference of 7.93 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Central Asia ranks 49th and Greenland ranks 51st of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Greenland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Asia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -5.21 Percentage change | -0.811 Percentage change | 4.4 Percentage change | Greenland |
| 1960s | -0.3978 Percentage change | -0.9325 Percentage change | 0.5348 Percentage change | Central Asia |
| 1970s | 0.7099 Percentage change | -0.2834 Percentage change | 0.9933 Percentage change | Central Asia |
| 1980s | 3.16 Percentage change | -0.084 Percentage change | 3.25 Percentage change | Central Asia |
| 1990s | -0.5762 Percentage change | 0.0158 Percentage change | 0.592 Percentage change | Greenland |
| 2000s | -1.87 Percentage change | 0.0858 Percentage change | 1.95 Percentage change | Greenland |
| 2010s | -1.93 Percentage change | -0.1563 Percentage change | 1.78 Percentage change | Greenland |
| 2020s | -6.12 Percentage change | 0.2548 Percentage change | 6.38 Percentage change | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Central Asia or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 0.3961 Percentage change against -7.53 Percentage change in Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Central Asia and Greenland?
- 7.93 Percentage change, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Greenland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Central Asia and Greenland rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Central Asia ranks 49th and Greenland ranks 51st 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