Germany vs Gold Coast: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Germany
- Gold Coast
How they compare
Gold Coast currently reports 6.39 Percentage change against -4.12 Percentage change in Germany, a difference of 10.51 Percentage change.
That makes Gold Coast's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gold Coast ahead.
Germany ranks 108th and Gold Coast ranks 110th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Gold Coast in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Gold Coast | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.63 Percentage change | -8.72 Percentage change | 7.1 Percentage change | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.25 Percentage change | -8.89 Percentage change | 11.14 Percentage change | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.31 Percentage change | -1.43 Percentage change | 2.74 Percentage change | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.3 Percentage change | 1.73 Percentage change | 0.4282 Percentage change | Gold Coast |
| 1990s | -0.5928 Percentage change | -0.3762 Percentage change | 0.2166 Percentage change | Gold Coast |
| 2000s | -0.2472 Percentage change | -3.91 Percentage change | 3.66 Percentage change | Germany |
| 2010s | -1.79 Percentage change | 0.0381 Percentage change | 1.83 Percentage change | Gold Coast |
| 2020s | -1.35 Percentage change | 4.89 Percentage change | 6.23 Percentage change | Gold Coast |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Germany or Gold Coast?
- Gold Coast, at 6.39 Percentage change against -4.12 Percentage change in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Germany and Gold Coast?
- 10.51 Percentage change, with Gold Coast ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Gold Coast?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Gold Coast rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Germany ranks 108th and Gold Coast ranks 110th 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