Greenland vs Peru: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Greenland
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.4511 Percentage change against 0.3961 Percentage change in Greenland, a difference of 0.055 Percentage change.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.
Greenland ranks 51st and Peru ranks 49th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.811 Percentage change | -0.5493 Percentage change | 0.2617 Percentage change | Peru |
| 1960s | -0.9325 Percentage change | -2.97 Percentage change | 2.04 Percentage change | Greenland |
| 1970s | -0.2834 Percentage change | -0.1662 Percentage change | 0.1172 Percentage change | Peru |
| 1980s | -0.084 Percentage change | 0.9689 Percentage change | 1.05 Percentage change | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.0158 Percentage change | 0.2467 Percentage change | 0.231 Percentage change | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.0858 Percentage change | -0.9247 Percentage change | 1.01 Percentage change | Greenland |
| 2010s | -0.1563 Percentage change | -1.79 Percentage change | 1.63 Percentage change | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.2548 Percentage change | -2.91 Percentage change | 3.16 Percentage change | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Greenland or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.4511 Percentage change against 0.3961 Percentage change in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Greenland and Peru?
- 0.055 Percentage change, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Peru?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Peru rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Greenland ranks 51st and Peru ranks 49th 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