Global Drought Outlook

Annex A. Details on OECD countries’ exposure to drought

Table A A.1. Change in OECD countries’ exposure to droughts

Share of land experiencing increased average drought frequency and intensity between the periods 1950-2000 and 2000-2020

Country	Share of land with increased drought frequency	Share of land with increased drought intensity
Australia	66%	63%
Austria	67%	95%
Belgium	77%	29%
Canada	41%	38%
Chile	63%	43%
Colombia	61%	65%
Costa Rica	69%	81%
Czech Republic	100%	100%
Denmark	53%	30%
Estonia	52%	100%
Finland	13%	50%
France	98%	49%
Germany	97%	88%
Greece	87%	52%
Hungary	100%	100%
Iceland	4%	29%
Ireland	0%	22%
Israel	100%	50%
Italy	100%	94%
Japan	65%	32%
Korea	39%	60%
Latvia	60%	86%
Lithuania	92%	74%
Luxembourg	100%	0%
Mexico	31%	45%
The Netherlands	35%	94%
New Zealand	53%	51%
Norway	6%	22%
Poland	100%	86%
Portugal	84%	100%
Slovak Republic	100%	100%
Slovenia	100%	100%
Spain	99%	95%
Sweden	14%	46%
Switzerland	100%	94%
Türkiye	66%	61%
United Kingdom	5%	49%
United States	40%	48%

Source: Author’s own, based on data from Copernicus Climate Change Service (2022[1]).

References

[1] Copernicus Climate Change Service (2022), ERA5-Land monthly averaged data from 1950 to present, https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.68d2bb30.