Papua Province vs Western Sahara: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Papua Province
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Papua Province currently reports 0.6024 Percentage change against -52.95 Percentage change in Western Sahara, a difference of 53.55 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Papua Province ranks 196th and Western Sahara ranks 193rd of 719 regions.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua Province averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua Province | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6361 Percentage change | -7.66 Percentage change | 8.29 Percentage change | Papua Province |
| 1990s | -0.823 Percentage change | 7.06 Percentage change | 7.89 Percentage change | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 0.0062 Percentage change | -4.28 Percentage change | 4.29 Percentage change | Papua Province |
| 2010s | 0.6737 Percentage change | 25.53 Percentage change | 24.86 Percentage change | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 0.7676 Percentage change | -30.53 Percentage change | 31.3 Percentage change | Papua Province |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Papua Province or Western Sahara?
- Papua Province, at 0.6024 Percentage change against -52.95 Percentage change in Western Sahara as of 2024.
- What is the difference in exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Papua Province and Western Sahara?
- 53.55 Percentage change, with Papua Province ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua Province and Western Sahara?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Papua Province and Western Sahara rank globally for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Papua Province ranks 196th and Western Sahara ranks 193rd 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