Portugal vs Southern Peninsula: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Portugal
- Southern Peninsula
How they compare
Southern Peninsula currently reports 8.51 Percentage change against -0.6043 Percentage change in Portugal, a difference of 9.11 Percentage change.
That makes Southern Peninsula's figure about 14.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Southern Peninsula ahead.
Portugal ranks 61st and Southern Peninsula ranks 62nd of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Southern Peninsula in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Southern Peninsula | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.86 Percentage change | 0.8784 Percentage change | 0.9791 Percentage change | Portugal |
| 1960s | 5.24 Percentage change | -0.3787 Percentage change | 5.62 Percentage change | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.6343 Percentage change | 2.23 Percentage change | 1.6 Percentage change | Southern Peninsula |
| 1980s | -0.4577 Percentage change | 1.14 Percentage change | 1.59 Percentage change | Southern Peninsula |
| 1990s | 0.3832 Percentage change | 1 Percentage change | 0.6189 Percentage change | Southern Peninsula |
| 2000s | -0.6362 Percentage change | -1.03 Percentage change | 0.3945 Percentage change | Portugal |
| 2010s | -2.12 Percentage change | -0.9461 Percentage change | 1.17 Percentage change | Southern Peninsula |
| 2020s | -2.85 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | 4.64 Percentage change | Southern Peninsula |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Portugal or Southern Peninsula?
- Southern Peninsula, at 8.51 Percentage change against -0.6043 Percentage change in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Portugal and Southern Peninsula?
- 9.11 Percentage change, with Southern Peninsula ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Southern Peninsula?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Southern Peninsula rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Portugal ranks 61st and Southern Peninsula ranks 62nd 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