Afghanistan vs China (People’s Republic of): Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Afghanistan
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports -2.6 Percentage change against -2.79 Percentage change in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.19 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 63rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 62nd of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and China (People’s Republic of) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.67 Percentage change | 1.86 Percentage change | 0.1872 Percentage change | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 3.86 Percentage change | 1.54 Percentage change | 2.32 Percentage change | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | -4.89 Percentage change | -2.94 Percentage change | 1.94 Percentage change | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | -1.37 Percentage change | -2.83 Percentage change | 1.45 Percentage change | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -6.63 Percentage change | -2.43 Percentage change | 4.2 Percentage change | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Afghanistan or China (People’s Republic of)?
- China (People’s Republic of), at -2.6 Percentage change against -2.79 Percentage change in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 0.19 Percentage change, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Afghanistan ranks 63rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 62nd of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Exposure to drought — Cropland 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 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 1981-2022 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 (ERA5). Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation