Puerto Rico vs Rio de Janeiro: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Puerto Rico
- Rio de Janeiro
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports -0.4091 Percentage change against -10.72 Percentage change in Rio de Janeiro, a difference of 10.31 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rio de Janeiro ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 60th and Rio de Janeiro ranks 61st of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Rio de Janeiro in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Rio de Janeiro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.89 Percentage change | -1.64 Percentage change | 2.25 Percentage change | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1960s | -6.78 Percentage change | -3.54 Percentage change | 3.24 Percentage change | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1970s | -2.75 Percentage change | -0.6632 Percentage change | 2.09 Percentage change | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1980s | 1 Percentage change | 2.07 Percentage change | 1.07 Percentage change | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1990s | -1.38 Percentage change | -0.7989 Percentage change | 0.5822 Percentage change | Rio de Janeiro |
| 2000s | -0.5694 Percentage change | -1.05 Percentage change | 0.4823 Percentage change | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.12 Percentage change | -4 Percentage change | 5.13 Percentage change | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | -0.8466 Percentage change | -5.21 Percentage change | 4.37 Percentage change | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Puerto Rico or Rio de Janeiro?
- Puerto Rico, at -0.4091 Percentage change against -10.72 Percentage change in Rio de Janeiro as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Puerto Rico and Rio de Janeiro?
- 10.31 Percentage change, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Rio de Janeiro?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Rio de Janeiro rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Puerto Rico ranks 60th and Rio de Janeiro ranks 61st 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