Nepal vs New South Wales: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly

Nepal
-5.59 Percentage change
in 2024
New South Wales
-0.0733 Percentage change
in 2024
Nepal rank
91st
New South Wales rank
89th

Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time

  • Nepal
  • New South Wales
-20-1001020198120022024

How they compare

New South Wales currently reports -0.0733 Percentage change against -5.59 Percentage change in Nepal, a difference of 5.52 Percentage change.

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

Nepal ranks 91st and New South Wales ranks 89th of 167 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and New South Wales in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal New South Wales Difference Ahead
1980s -1.32 Percentage change 3.54 Percentage change 4.85 Percentage change New South Wales
1990s 1.11 Percentage change 2.33 Percentage change 1.21 Percentage change New South Wales
2000s 0.5555 Percentage change -6.94 Percentage change 7.5 Percentage change Nepal
2010s -0.148 Percentage change -3.97 Percentage change 3.82 Percentage change Nepal
2020s 0.6529 Percentage change 5.62 Percentage change 4.97 Percentage change New South Wales

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Nepal or New South Wales?
New South Wales, at -0.0733 Percentage change against -5.59 Percentage change in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Nepal and New South Wales?
5.52 Percentage change, with New South Wales ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and New South Wales?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Nepal and New South Wales rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
Nepal ranks 91st and New South Wales ranks 89th 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

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