Holy See vs Southern Asia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Holy See
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Holy See currently reports 4.1 Percentage change against 0.4009 Percentage change in Southern Asia, a difference of 3.7 Percentage change.
That makes Holy See's figure about 10.2 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Holy See ahead.
Holy See ranks 15th and Southern Asia ranks 13th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Holy See averaged higher in 5 and Southern Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Holy See | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.44 Percentage change | 5.42 Percentage change | 95.02 Percentage change | Holy See |
| 1960s | 106.33 Percentage change | -2.65 Percentage change | 108.98 Percentage change | Holy See |
| 1970s | 118.3 Percentage change | 0.4295 Percentage change | 117.87 Percentage change | Holy See |
| 1980s | 12.39 Percentage change | -0.3548 Percentage change | 12.74 Percentage change | Holy See |
| 1990s | -1.98 Percentage change | 2.27 Percentage change | 4.26 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 0.7195 Percentage change | -1.68 Percentage change | 2.4 Percentage change | Holy See |
| 2010s | -1.06 Percentage change | -0.0259 Percentage change | 1.04 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | -1.19 Percentage change | 1.64 Percentage change | 2.83 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Holy See or Southern Asia?
- Holy See, at 4.1 Percentage change against 0.4009 Percentage change in Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Holy See and Southern Asia?
- 3.7 Percentage change, with Holy See ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Holy See and Southern Asia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Holy See and Southern Asia rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Holy See ranks 15th and Southern Asia ranks 13th 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