Central Pacific vs Malaysia: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Central Pacific
- Malaysia
How they compare
Central Pacific currently reports 0.8623 Percentage change against -0.6686 Percentage change in Malaysia, a difference of 1.53 Percentage change.
That makes Central Pacific's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Central Pacific ahead.
Central Pacific ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 711 regions.
Across the 5 decades both report, Central Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Pacific | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2802 Percentage change | -0.1848 Percentage change | 0.465 Percentage change | Central Pacific |
| 1990s | -0.337 Percentage change | 0.3349 Percentage change | 0.6719 Percentage change | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -0.1663 Percentage change | -0.305 Percentage change | 0.1388 Percentage change | Central Pacific |
| 2010s | -0.2009 Percentage change | 0.5917 Percentage change | 0.7926 Percentage change | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.568 Percentage change | 0.9853 Percentage change | 0.4173 Percentage change | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Central Pacific or Malaysia?
- Central Pacific, at 0.8623 Percentage change against -0.6686 Percentage change in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Central Pacific and Malaysia?
- 1.53 Percentage change, with Central Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Pacific and Malaysia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Central Pacific and Malaysia rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Central Pacific ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 711 regions.
- 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