El Salvador vs Uruguay: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -3.31 Percentage change against -3.58 Percentage change in Uruguay, a difference of 0.27 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 101st of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8191 Percentage change | -6.45 Percentage change | 7.27 Percentage change | El Salvador |
| 1960s | -0.7381 Percentage change | -4.12 Percentage change | 3.38 Percentage change | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.7628 Percentage change | -1.94 Percentage change | 2.71 Percentage change | El Salvador |
| 1980s | -0.4091 Percentage change | -0.5904 Percentage change | 0.1813 Percentage change | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.15 Percentage change | 0.6438 Percentage change | 0.5015 Percentage change | El Salvador |
| 2000s | -1.49 Percentage change | 0.0665 Percentage change | 1.56 Percentage change | Uruguay |
| 2010s | -2.57 Percentage change | -0.5665 Percentage change | 2 Percentage change | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.5876 Percentage change | -5.95 Percentage change | 6.54 Percentage change | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- El Salvador, at -3.31 Percentage change against -3.58 Percentage change in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.27 Percentage change, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 101st 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