Congo vs Sierra Leone: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly

Congo
-10.3 Percentage change
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-11 Percentage change
in 2024
Congo rank
166th
Sierra Leone rank
169th

Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time

  • Congo
  • Sierra Leone
-10-505198120022024

How they compare

Congo currently reports -10.3 Percentage change against -11 Percentage change in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7 Percentage change.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Congo ranks 166th and Sierra Leone ranks 169th of 208 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7031 Percentage change -0.6995 Percentage change 1.4 Percentage change Congo
1990s 1.54 Percentage change 0.3587 Percentage change 1.19 Percentage change Congo
2000s -1.71 Percentage change 0.0846 Percentage change 1.8 Percentage change Sierra Leone
2010s -2.01 Percentage change -1.24 Percentage change 0.7641 Percentage change Sierra Leone
2020s -4.5 Percentage change -4.13 Percentage change 0.3676 Percentage change Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Congo or Sierra Leone?
Congo, at -10.3 Percentage change against -11 Percentage change in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Congo and Sierra Leone?
0.7 Percentage change, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
Congo ranks 166th and Sierra Leone ranks 169th of 208 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

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