Illawarra vs Russian Federation: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Illawarra
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Illawarra currently reports 7.35 Percentage change against -1.76 Percentage change in Russian Federation, a difference of 9.11 Percentage change.
That makes Illawarra's figure about 4.2 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Illawarra ranks 80th and Russian Federation ranks 74th of 3112 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Illawarra averaged higher in 3 and Russian Federation in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Illawarra | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -11.73 Percentage change | -1.33 Percentage change | 10.4 Percentage change | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | -10.19 Percentage change | -0.0309 Percentage change | 10.16 Percentage change | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | -4.74 Percentage change | 0.4853 Percentage change | 5.22 Percentage change | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 0.7087 Percentage change | 0.123 Percentage change | 0.5858 Percentage change | Illawarra |
| 1990s | -0.3877 Percentage change | 0.0289 Percentage change | 0.4166 Percentage change | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | -3.56 Percentage change | -0.0631 Percentage change | 3.5 Percentage change | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.2508 Percentage change | -1.28 Percentage change | 1.53 Percentage change | Illawarra |
| 2020s | 8.32 Percentage change | -2.09 Percentage change | 10.41 Percentage change | Illawarra |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Illawarra or Russian Federation?
- Illawarra, at 7.35 Percentage change against -1.76 Percentage change in Russian Federation as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Illawarra and Russian Federation?
- 9.11 Percentage change, with Illawarra ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Illawarra and Russian Federation?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Illawarra and Russian Federation rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Illawarra ranks 80th and Russian Federation ranks 74th of 3112 regions.
- 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