Laos vs Spain: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Laos
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -1.67 Percentage change against -1.77 Percentage change in Laos, a difference of 0.1 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 75th and Spain ranks 72nd of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.467 Percentage change | 0.4754 Percentage change | 0.9425 Percentage change | Spain |
| 1960s | -0.571 Percentage change | 5.62 Percentage change | 6.2 Percentage change | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.5815 Percentage change | 6.09 Percentage change | 5.51 Percentage change | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.8325 Percentage change | 1.89 Percentage change | 1.05 Percentage change | Spain |
| 1990s | -0.8087 Percentage change | -0.3552 Percentage change | 0.4535 Percentage change | Spain |
| 2000s | -0.1123 Percentage change | -1.85 Percentage change | 1.74 Percentage change | Laos |
| 2010s | -0.4586 Percentage change | -0.7513 Percentage change | 0.2927 Percentage change | Laos |
| 2020s | -2.14 Percentage change | -1.56 Percentage change | 0.571 Percentage change | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Laos or Spain?
- Spain, at -1.67 Percentage change against -1.77 Percentage change in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Laos and Spain?
- 0.1 Percentage change, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Spain?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Spain rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Laos ranks 75th and Spain ranks 72nd 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