Israel vs Palestine, State of: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Israel
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Israel currently reports -15.63 Percentage change against -16.31 Percentage change in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.68 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.
Israel ranks 163rd and Palestine, State of ranks 165th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Palestine, State of in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.3354 Percentage change | -1.64 Percentage change | 1.3 Percentage change | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.0812 Percentage change | -0.6598 Percentage change | 0.741 Percentage change | Israel |
| 1970s | 2.33 Percentage change | -0.7209 Percentage change | 3.05 Percentage change | Israel |
| 1980s | 3.06 Percentage change | 2.33 Percentage change | 0.7258 Percentage change | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.0587 Percentage change | 0.1937 Percentage change | 0.135 Percentage change | Palestine, State of |
| 2000s | -2.32 Percentage change | -1.55 Percentage change | 0.775 Percentage change | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 0.3391 Percentage change | -0.7057 Percentage change | 1.04 Percentage change | Israel |
| 2020s | -6.22 Percentage change | -5.23 Percentage change | 0.995 Percentage change | Palestine, State of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Israel or Palestine, State of?
- Israel, at -15.63 Percentage change against -16.31 Percentage change in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Israel and Palestine, State of?
- 0.68 Percentage change, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Palestine, State of?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Palestine, State of rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Israel ranks 163rd and Palestine, State of ranks 165th 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