Democratic Republic of the Congo vs East of England: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- East of England
How they compare
Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports -10.22 Percentage change against -10.25 Percentage change in East of England, a difference of 0.03 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East of England ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 2886th and East of England ranks 2889th of 3112 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 4 and East of England in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | East of England | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -5.2 Percentage change | -3.18 Percentage change | 2.02 Percentage change | East of England |
| 1960s | 1.55 Percentage change | -2.28 Percentage change | 3.84 Percentage change | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1970s | 2.34 Percentage change | -1.05 Percentage change | 3.39 Percentage change | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1980s | 1.62 Percentage change | 1.52 Percentage change | 0.1023 Percentage change | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1990s | 1.37 Percentage change | -2.6 Percentage change | 3.97 Percentage change | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2000s | -2.39 Percentage change | 1.61 Percentage change | 4 Percentage change | East of England |
| 2010s | -3.93 Percentage change | 0.128 Percentage change | 4.06 Percentage change | East of England |
| 2020s | -9.15 Percentage change | -1.23 Percentage change | 7.92 Percentage change | East of England |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Democratic Republic of the Congo or East of England?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, at -10.22 Percentage change against -10.25 Percentage change in East of England as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Democratic Republic of the Congo and East of England?
- 0.03 Percentage change, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and East of England?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and East of England rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 2886th and East of England ranks 2889th of 3112 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