Faroe Islands vs Greece: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Faroe Islands
- Greece
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 3.37 Percentage change against 3.36 Percentage change in Greece, a difference of 0.01 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 19th and Greece ranks 20th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.26 Percentage change | -0.866 Percentage change | 0.3972 Percentage change | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.1196 Percentage change | 2.67 Percentage change | 2.55 Percentage change | Greece |
| 1970s | -0.4156 Percentage change | 5.38 Percentage change | 5.79 Percentage change | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.9195 Percentage change | 0.13 Percentage change | 0.7895 Percentage change | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 0.8029 Percentage change | -0.1551 Percentage change | 0.958 Percentage change | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | -1.12 Percentage change | 0.2574 Percentage change | 1.38 Percentage change | Greece |
| 2010s | -0.1646 Percentage change | 0.723 Percentage change | 0.8875 Percentage change | Greece |
| 2020s | -1.18 Percentage change | -1.37 Percentage change | 0.1836 Percentage change | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Faroe Islands or Greece?
- Faroe Islands, at 3.37 Percentage change against 3.36 Percentage change in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Faroe Islands and Greece?
- 0.01 Percentage change, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Greece?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Greece rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Faroe Islands ranks 19th and Greece ranks 20th 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