Australia and New Zealand vs Western Africa: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Western Africa
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 2.48 Percentage change against -4.77 Percentage change in Western Africa, a difference of 7.25 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 34th and Western Africa ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6 Percentage change | 0.8359 Percentage change | 0.7661 Percentage change | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.8809 Percentage change | 1.56 Percentage change | 0.6746 Percentage change | Western Africa |
| 2000s | -3.53 Percentage change | -2.47 Percentage change | 1.06 Percentage change | Western Africa |
| 2010s | -2.5 Percentage change | -0.7476 Percentage change | 1.75 Percentage change | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1874 Percentage change | -5.66 Percentage change | 5.85 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 Western Africa?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 2.48 Percentage change against -4.77 Percentage change in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Australia and New Zealand and Western Africa?
- 7.25 Percentage change, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Western Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Western Africa rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 34th and Western Africa ranks 32nd 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