New South Wales vs Nigeria: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- New South Wales
- Nigeria
How they compare
New South Wales currently reports -0.0733 Percentage change against -4.67 Percentage change in Nigeria, a difference of 4.6 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
New South Wales ranks 89th and Nigeria ranks 86th of 700 regions.
Across the 5 decades both report, New South Wales averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New South Wales | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.54 Percentage change | 0.722 Percentage change | 2.81 Percentage change | New South Wales |
| 1990s | 2.33 Percentage change | 2.04 Percentage change | 0.2897 Percentage change | New South Wales |
| 2000s | -6.94 Percentage change | -2.83 Percentage change | 4.11 Percentage change | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -3.97 Percentage change | 0.5847 Percentage change | 4.55 Percentage change | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.62 Percentage change | -5.91 Percentage change | 11.53 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, New South Wales or Nigeria?
- New South Wales, at -0.0733 Percentage change against -4.67 Percentage change in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between New South Wales and Nigeria?
- 4.6 Percentage change, with New South Wales ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New South Wales and Nigeria?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do New South Wales and Nigeria rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- New South Wales ranks 89th and Nigeria ranks 86th of 700 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