North Korea vs Paraná: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- North Korea
- Paraná
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 3.16 Percentage change against -2 Percentage change in Paraná, a difference of 5.16 Percentage change.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.6 times Paraná's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraná ahead.
North Korea ranks 21st and Paraná ranks 20th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Paraná in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Paraná | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.76 Percentage change | -0.2084 Percentage change | 2.56 Percentage change | Paraná |
| 1960s | -0.7392 Percentage change | -3.33 Percentage change | 2.59 Percentage change | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.8768 Percentage change | -0.1274 Percentage change | 1 Percentage change | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.185 Percentage change | -0.1923 Percentage change | 0.3773 Percentage change | North Korea |
| 1990s | -0.1579 Percentage change | 1.29 Percentage change | 1.45 Percentage change | Paraná |
| 2000s | -0.4433 Percentage change | -1 Percentage change | 0.5574 Percentage change | North Korea |
| 2010s | -2.03 Percentage change | -0.295 Percentage change | 1.74 Percentage change | Paraná |
| 2020s | 1.97 Percentage change | -5.94 Percentage change | 7.91 Percentage change | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, North Korea or Paraná?
- North Korea, at 3.16 Percentage change against -2 Percentage change in Paraná as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between North Korea and Paraná?
- 5.16 Percentage change, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Paraná?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Paraná rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- North Korea ranks 21st and Paraná ranks 20th 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