South-Eastern Asia vs Sri Lanka: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- South-Eastern Asia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.24 Percentage change against 1.01 Percentage change in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 4.23 Percentage change.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 5.2 times South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South-Eastern Asia ahead.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, South-Eastern Asia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South-Eastern Asia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5807 Percentage change | -2.89 Percentage change | 3.47 Percentage change | South-Eastern Asia |
| 1960s | -0.7583 Percentage change | 6.55 Percentage change | 7.31 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.8072 Percentage change | -1.13 Percentage change | 1.94 Percentage change | South-Eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 0.3048 Percentage change | -0.9176 Percentage change | 1.22 Percentage change | South-Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | -0.7895 Percentage change | -1.65 Percentage change | 0.8643 Percentage change | South-Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 0.1749 Percentage change | 1.4 Percentage change | 1.23 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.5147 Percentage change | 3.71 Percentage change | 3.2 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.2259 Percentage change | 4.4 Percentage change | 4.17 Percentage change | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, South-Eastern Asia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.24 Percentage change against 1.01 Percentage change in South-Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between South-Eastern Asia and Sri Lanka?
- 4.23 Percentage change, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South-Eastern Asia and Sri Lanka?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do South-Eastern Asia and Sri Lanka rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th 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