Iraq vs West Bengal: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Iraq
- West Bengal
How they compare
West Bengal currently reports 4.96 Percentage change against -38.03 Percentage change in Iraq, a difference of 42.99 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was West Bengal ahead.
Iraq ranks 182nd and West Bengal ranks 180th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and West Bengal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | West Bengal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -6.12 Percentage change | 7.41 Percentage change | 13.52 Percentage change | West Bengal |
| 1960s | -9.93 Percentage change | -2.42 Percentage change | 7.51 Percentage change | West Bengal |
| 1970s | 5.43 Percentage change | -0.2561 Percentage change | 5.69 Percentage change | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.85 Percentage change | -2.79 Percentage change | 7.64 Percentage change | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.9 Percentage change | 2.9 Percentage change | 0.9943 Percentage change | Iraq |
| 2000s | -5.83 Percentage change | -0.0238 Percentage change | 5.8 Percentage change | West Bengal |
| 2010s | 13.01 Percentage change | -0.196 Percentage change | 13.2 Percentage change | Iraq |
| 2020s | -12.44 Percentage change | 2.01 Percentage change | 14.44 Percentage change | West Bengal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Iraq or West Bengal?
- West Bengal, at 4.96 Percentage change against -38.03 Percentage change in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Iraq and West Bengal?
- 42.99 Percentage change, with West Bengal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and West Bengal?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and West Bengal rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Iraq ranks 182nd and West Bengal ranks 180th 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