Southern Europe vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Southern Europe
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
How they compare
Svalbard and Jan Mayen currently reports 4.16 Percentage change against -0.3167 Percentage change in Southern Europe, a difference of 4.48 Percentage change.
That makes Svalbard and Jan Mayen's figure about 13.1 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.
Southern Europe ranks 15th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 14th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Southern Europe averaged higher in 3 and Svalbard and Jan Mayen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Europe | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.2727 Percentage change | 0.3777 Percentage change | 0.6504 Percentage change | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 1960s | 3.58 Percentage change | -0.8477 Percentage change | 4.43 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 1970s | 5.28 Percentage change | 0.4344 Percentage change | 4.84 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 1980s | 0.9452 Percentage change | -0.2566 Percentage change | 1.2 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 1990s | -0.5856 Percentage change | -0.3184 Percentage change | 0.2672 Percentage change | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2000s | -0.6651 Percentage change | 0.739 Percentage change | 1.4 Percentage change | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2010s | -0.4048 Percentage change | 2.78 Percentage change | 3.19 Percentage change | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2020s | -1.5 Percentage change | 4.59 Percentage change | 6.09 Percentage change | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Southern Europe or Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen, at 4.16 Percentage change against -0.3167 Percentage change in Southern Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Southern Europe and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 4.48 Percentage change, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Southern Europe and Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Southern Europe ranks 15th and Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 14th 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