Japan vs Serbia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Japan
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports -4.51 Percentage change against -4.51 Percentage change in Japan, a difference of 0 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 118th and Serbia ranks 117th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6595 Percentage change | -3.61 Percentage change | 4.27 Percentage change | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.02 Percentage change | -0.0257 Percentage change | 1.05 Percentage change | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.47 Percentage change | 5.08 Percentage change | 3.61 Percentage change | Serbia |
| 1980s | -0.3352 Percentage change | 0.2074 Percentage change | 0.5427 Percentage change | Serbia |
| 1990s | -0.0364 Percentage change | -0.5355 Percentage change | 0.4991 Percentage change | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.6001 Percentage change | -0.393 Percentage change | 0.9931 Percentage change | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.223 Percentage change | -1.81 Percentage change | 2.03 Percentage change | Japan |
| 2020s | -0.4438 Percentage change | -2.84 Percentage change | 2.39 Percentage change | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Japan or Serbia?
- Serbia, at -4.51 Percentage change against -4.51 Percentage change in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Japan and Serbia?
- 0 Percentage change, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Serbia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Serbia rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Japan ranks 118th and Serbia ranks 117th 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