Barbados vs Hong Kong: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly

Barbados
-31.2 Percentage change
in 2024
Hong Kong
-38.11 Percentage change
in 2024
Barbados rank
164th
Hong Kong rank
166th

Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time

  • Barbados
  • Hong Kong
-40-20020198120022024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports -31.2 Percentage change against -38.11 Percentage change in Hong Kong, a difference of 6.91 Percentage change.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 164th and Hong Kong ranks 166th of 167 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8842 Percentage change 3.26 Percentage change 2.38 Percentage change Hong Kong
1990s -0.9448 Percentage change 0.9369 Percentage change 1.88 Percentage change Hong Kong
2000s -0.1297 Percentage change -4.83 Percentage change 4.7 Percentage change Barbados
2010s 0.2809 Percentage change 3.62 Percentage change 3.34 Percentage change Hong Kong
2020s -8.68 Percentage change -9.44 Percentage change 0.7636 Percentage change Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Barbados or Hong Kong?
Barbados, at -31.2 Percentage change against -38.11 Percentage change in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Barbados and Hong Kong?
6.91 Percentage change, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Hong Kong?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Hong Kong rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
Barbados ranks 164th and Hong Kong ranks 166th 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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Indicator
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Unit
Percentage change
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
934 places, 41,095 data points, 1981–2024
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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