Norway vs Sweden: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.1 Percentage change against 0.9857 Percentage change in Norway, a difference of 0.1143 Percentage change.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 40th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.5652 Percentage change | -1.16 Percentage change | 0.5927 Percentage change | Norway |
| 1960s | -0.3521 Percentage change | -1.17 Percentage change | 0.8208 Percentage change | Norway |
| 1970s | -0.5184 Percentage change | -1.84 Percentage change | 1.32 Percentage change | Norway |
| 1980s | -0.5604 Percentage change | -0.4867 Percentage change | 0.0738 Percentage change | Sweden |
| 1990s | -0.2819 Percentage change | -0.0606 Percentage change | 0.2213 Percentage change | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3905 Percentage change | 0.2082 Percentage change | 0.1823 Percentage change | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9957 Percentage change | 0.7521 Percentage change | 0.2436 Percentage change | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.3269 Percentage change | 0.1961 Percentage change | 0.1309 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.1 Percentage change against 0.9857 Percentage change in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.1143 Percentage change, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Norway ranks 41st and Sweden 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