North West vs Puerto Rico: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- North West
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
North West currently reports 8.72 Percentage change against -0.4091 Percentage change in Puerto Rico, a difference of 9.13 Percentage change.
That makes North West's figure about 21.3 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North West ahead.
North West ranks 60th and Puerto Rico ranks 60th of 3112 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, North West averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North West | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -6.3 Percentage change | -3.89 Percentage change | 2.41 Percentage change | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | -1.83 Percentage change | -6.78 Percentage change | 4.95 Percentage change | North West |
| 1970s | 3.72 Percentage change | -2.75 Percentage change | 6.47 Percentage change | North West |
| 1980s | 0.2123 Percentage change | 1 Percentage change | 0.7894 Percentage change | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | -0.2218 Percentage change | -1.38 Percentage change | 1.16 Percentage change | North West |
| 2000s | -0.5911 Percentage change | -0.5694 Percentage change | 0.0218 Percentage change | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -6.52 Percentage change | 1.12 Percentage change | 7.65 Percentage change | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.6635 Percentage change | -0.8466 Percentage change | 1.51 Percentage change | North West |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, North West or Puerto Rico?
- North West, at 8.72 Percentage change against -0.4091 Percentage change in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between North West and Puerto Rico?
- 9.13 Percentage change, with North West ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North West and Puerto Rico?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do North West and Puerto Rico rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- North West ranks 60th and Puerto Rico ranks 60th of 3112 regions.
- 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