Australia and New Zealand vs Eswatini: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Eswatini
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 2.48 Percentage change against -5.89 Percentage change in Eswatini, a difference of 8.37 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 34th and Eswatini ranks 36th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6 Percentage change | 0.3287 Percentage change | 1.27 Percentage change | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.8809 Percentage change | -0.1989 Percentage change | 1.08 Percentage change | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | -3.53 Percentage change | -0.2551 Percentage change | 3.28 Percentage change | Eswatini |
| 2010s | -2.5 Percentage change | -3.95 Percentage change | 1.45 Percentage change | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1874 Percentage change | -0.2574 Percentage change | 0.4448 Percentage change | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Australia and New Zealand or Eswatini?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 2.48 Percentage change against -5.89 Percentage change in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Australia and New Zealand and Eswatini?
- 8.37 Percentage change, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Eswatini?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Eswatini rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 34th and Eswatini ranks 36th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Exposure to drought — Land 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