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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
43%
Colombia
61%
65%
Costa Rica
69%
81%
Czech Republic
100%
Denmark
53%
30%
Estonia
52%
Finland
13%
50%
France
98%
49%
Germany
97%
88%
Greece
87%
Hungary
Iceland
4%
Ireland
0%
22%
Israel
Italy
94%
Japan
32%
Korea
39%
60%
Latvia
86%
Lithuania
92%
74%
Luxembourg
Mexico
31%
45%
The Netherlands
35%
New Zealand
51%
Norway
6%
Poland
Portugal
84%
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
99%
Sweden
14%
46%
Switzerland
Türkiye
United Kingdom
5%
United States
40%
48%
Source: Author’s own, based on data from Copernicus Climate Change Service (2022[1]).
[1] Copernicus Climate Change Service (2022), ERA5-Land monthly averaged data from 1950 to present, https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.68d2bb30.
