Central Finland vs Heard Island and McDonald Islands: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Central Finland
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
How they compare
Central Finland currently reports 6.43 Percentage change against -3.84 Percentage change in Heard Island and McDonald Islands, a difference of 10.27 Percentage change.
That makes Central Finland's figure about 1.7 times Heard Island and McDonald Islands's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central Finland ahead.
Central Finland ranks 107th and Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 105th of 3112 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central Finland averaged higher in 5 and Heard Island and McDonald Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Finland | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.95 Percentage change | -4.54 Percentage change | 2.58 Percentage change | Central Finland |
| 1960s | -1.6 Percentage change | -1.36 Percentage change | 0.2363 Percentage change | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1970s | 0.0637 Percentage change | -1.95 Percentage change | 2.02 Percentage change | Central Finland |
| 1980s | 0.9267 Percentage change | -1.98 Percentage change | 2.91 Percentage change | Central Finland |
| 1990s | -0.9335 Percentage change | 0.3958 Percentage change | 1.33 Percentage change | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 2000s | -0.1752 Percentage change | 0.7038 Percentage change | 0.8789 Percentage change | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 2010s | 0.8533 Percentage change | -2.59 Percentage change | 3.45 Percentage change | Central Finland |
| 2020s | 2.31 Percentage change | 0.1586 Percentage change | 2.15 Percentage change | Central Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Central Finland or Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- Central Finland, at 6.43 Percentage change against -3.84 Percentage change in Heard Island and McDonald Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Central Finland and Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- 10.27 Percentage change, with Central Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Finland and Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Central Finland and Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Central Finland ranks 107th and Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 105th of 3112 regions.
- 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