Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Northern America: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Northern America
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 3.16 Percentage change against -2.23 Percentage change in Northern America, a difference of 5.39 Percentage change.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.4 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Northern America ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 21st and Northern America ranks 24th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 4 and Northern America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.76 Percentage change | -1.62 Percentage change | 1.14 Percentage change | Northern America |
| 1960s | -0.7392 Percentage change | -1.6 Percentage change | 0.8635 Percentage change | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 0.8768 Percentage change | -0.609 Percentage change | 1.49 Percentage change | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 0.185 Percentage change | 0.8484 Percentage change | 0.6634 Percentage change | Northern America |
| 1990s | -0.1579 Percentage change | 0.1774 Percentage change | 0.3353 Percentage change | Northern America |
| 2000s | -0.4433 Percentage change | -0.9643 Percentage change | 0.521 Percentage change | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | -2.03 Percentage change | -0.9056 Percentage change | 1.13 Percentage change | Northern America |
| 2020s | 1.97 Percentage change | -1.57 Percentage change | 3.54 Percentage change | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Northern America?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 3.16 Percentage change against -2.23 Percentage change in Northern America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Northern America?
- 5.39 Percentage change, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Northern America?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Northern America rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 21st and Northern America ranks 24th 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