Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Jamaica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.16 Percentage change against 1.15 Percentage change in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3245 Percentage change | 0.1998 Percentage change | 0.1247 Percentage change | Jamaica |
| 1990s | -1.15 Percentage change | -0.8176 Percentage change | 0.3275 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0184 Percentage change | 0.4586 Percentage change | 0.4402 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -1.2 Percentage change | 1.26 Percentage change | 2.46 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -4.09 Percentage change | 0.9669 Percentage change | 5.06 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
- Jamaica, at 1.16 Percentage change against 1.15 Percentage change in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 Percentage change, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Jamaica ranks 54th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th 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