OECD America vs Polynesia: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- OECD America
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports -2.18 Percentage change against -2.21 Percentage change in OECD America, a difference of 0.03 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Polynesia ahead.
OECD America ranks 350th and Polynesia ranks 348th of 719 regions.
Across the 5 decades both report, OECD America averaged higher in 2 and Polynesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD America | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.15 Percentage change | -0.167 Percentage change | 1.32 Percentage change | OECD America |
| 1990s | 0.1381 Percentage change | -0.5212 Percentage change | 0.6593 Percentage change | OECD America |
| 2000s | -1.13 Percentage change | 0.633 Percentage change | 1.76 Percentage change | Polynesia |
| 2010s | -0.8713 Percentage change | -0.5123 Percentage change | 0.3589 Percentage change | Polynesia |
| 2020s | -2.54 Percentage change | -1.02 Percentage change | 1.52 Percentage change | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, OECD America or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at -2.18 Percentage change against -2.21 Percentage change in OECD America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between OECD America and Polynesia?
- 0.03 Percentage change, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD America and Polynesia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do OECD America and Polynesia rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- OECD America ranks 350th and Polynesia ranks 348th of 719 regions.
- 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