Norway vs South America: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Norway
- South America
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.9857 Percentage change against -4.98 Percentage change in South America, a difference of 5.97 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 41st and South America ranks 40th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and South America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.5652 Percentage change | -1.39 Percentage change | 0.8285 Percentage change | Norway |
| 1960s | -0.3521 Percentage change | -3.67 Percentage change | 3.32 Percentage change | Norway |
| 1970s | -0.5184 Percentage change | 0.4603 Percentage change | 0.9787 Percentage change | South America |
| 1980s | -0.5604 Percentage change | 1.43 Percentage change | 1.99 Percentage change | South America |
| 1990s | -0.2819 Percentage change | 0.173 Percentage change | 0.4549 Percentage change | South America |
| 2000s | 0.3905 Percentage change | -1.27 Percentage change | 1.66 Percentage change | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9957 Percentage change | -2.79 Percentage change | 3.79 Percentage change | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.3269 Percentage change | -6.83 Percentage change | 7.16 Percentage change | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Norway or South America?
- Norway, at 0.9857 Percentage change against -4.98 Percentage change in South America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Norway and South America?
- 5.97 Percentage change, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South America?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Norway and South America rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Norway ranks 41st and South America ranks 40th 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