Papua New Guinea vs West Papua Province: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Papua New Guinea
- West Papua Province
How they compare
West Papua Province currently reports 1.31 Percentage change against -2.26 Percentage change in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.57 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and West Papua Province ranks 58th of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and West Papua Province in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | West Papua Province | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3725 Percentage change | 0.3615 Percentage change | 0.011 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -1 Percentage change | -0.5062 Percentage change | 0.4948 Percentage change | West Papua Province |
| 2000s | 0.3545 Percentage change | 0.0078 Percentage change | 0.3466 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.28 Percentage change | 1 Percentage change | 0.2734 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.5508 Percentage change | 0.9452 Percentage change | 0.3944 Percentage change | West Papua Province |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Papua New Guinea or West Papua Province?
- West Papua Province, at 1.31 Percentage change against -2.26 Percentage change in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Papua New Guinea and West Papua Province?
- 3.57 Percentage change, with West Papua Province ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and West Papua Province?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and West Papua Province rank globally for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and West Papua Province ranks 58th 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
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