Rio de Janeiro vs Switzerland: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Rio de Janeiro
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.2925 Percentage change against -10.72 Percentage change in Rio de Janeiro, a difference of 10.43 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rio de Janeiro ahead.
Rio de Janeiro ranks 61st and Switzerland ranks 59th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rio de Janeiro averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rio de Janeiro | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.64 Percentage change | -0.1184 Percentage change | 1.52 Percentage change | Switzerland |
| 1960s | -3.54 Percentage change | 0.1645 Percentage change | 3.71 Percentage change | Switzerland |
| 1970s | -0.6632 Percentage change | 1.61 Percentage change | 2.28 Percentage change | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.07 Percentage change | -0.4477 Percentage change | 2.52 Percentage change | Rio de Janeiro |
| 1990s | -0.7989 Percentage change | 0.2496 Percentage change | 1.05 Percentage change | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -1.05 Percentage change | 0.1179 Percentage change | 1.17 Percentage change | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -4 Percentage change | 0.2411 Percentage change | 4.25 Percentage change | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -5.21 Percentage change | 0.2752 Percentage change | 5.49 Percentage change | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Rio de Janeiro or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -0.2925 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 Rio de Janeiro and Switzerland?
- 10.43 Percentage change, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rio de Janeiro and Switzerland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Rio de Janeiro and Switzerland rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 61st and Switzerland ranks 59th of 72 groups.
- 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