Caribbean vs Southern Asia: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Caribbean
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 2.41 Percentage change against -0.1408 Percentage change in Caribbean, a difference of 2.55 Percentage change.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 17.1 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 8th and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 67 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Southern Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.05 Percentage change | -1.63 Percentage change | 4.68 Percentage change | Caribbean |
| 1990s | -0.2607 Percentage change | 1.87 Percentage change | 2.13 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | -2.83 Percentage change | -0.766 Percentage change | 2.06 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | -1.25 Percentage change | 1.3 Percentage change | 2.55 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | -3.87 Percentage change | 3.07 Percentage change | 6.94 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Caribbean or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 2.41 Percentage change against -0.1408 Percentage change in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Caribbean and Southern Asia?
- 2.55 Percentage change, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Southern Asia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Southern Asia rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Caribbean ranks 8th and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 67 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