Iceland vs Southern Europe: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Iceland
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.89 Percentage change against -0.3167 Percentage change in Southern Europe, a difference of 4.21 Percentage change.
That makes Iceland's figure about 12.3 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 17th and Southern Europe ranks 15th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Southern Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.023 Percentage change | -0.2727 Percentage change | 0.2957 Percentage change | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.8258 Percentage change | 3.58 Percentage change | 2.75 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 1970s | 0.6781 Percentage change | 5.28 Percentage change | 4.6 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 1980s | 1 Percentage change | 0.9452 Percentage change | 0.0559 Percentage change | Iceland |
| 1990s | -0.002 Percentage change | -0.5856 Percentage change | 0.5836 Percentage change | Iceland |
| 2000s | -0.2222 Percentage change | -0.6651 Percentage change | 0.4429 Percentage change | Iceland |
| 2010s | -0.5342 Percentage change | -0.4048 Percentage change | 0.1294 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 1.42 Percentage change | -1.5 Percentage change | 2.92 Percentage change | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Iceland or Southern Europe?
- Iceland, at 3.89 Percentage change against -0.3167 Percentage change in Southern Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Iceland and Southern Europe?
- 4.21 Percentage change, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Southern Europe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Southern Europe rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Iceland ranks 17th and Southern Europe ranks 15th 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