Amapá vs French Guiana: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Amapá
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 3.05 Percentage change against -1.82 Percentage change in Amapá, a difference of 4.87 Percentage change.
That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.7 times Amapá's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Amapá ahead.
Amapá ranks 22nd and French Guiana ranks 19th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Amapá averaged higher in 3 and French Guiana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Amapá | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.726 Percentage change | 0.3069 Percentage change | 1.03 Percentage change | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 0.5831 Percentage change | 1.57 Percentage change | 0.982 Percentage change | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 6.21 Percentage change | 5.72 Percentage change | 0.4889 Percentage change | Amapá |
| 1980s | 2.91 Percentage change | 3.21 Percentage change | 0.2937 Percentage change | French Guiana |
| 1990s | -1.54 Percentage change | -1.61 Percentage change | 0.0652 Percentage change | Amapá |
| 2000s | -1.53 Percentage change | -0.8597 Percentage change | 0.6679 Percentage change | French Guiana |
| 2010s | -0.8643 Percentage change | -1.38 Percentage change | 0.5182 Percentage change | Amapá |
| 2020s | 0.5162 Percentage change | 1.99 Percentage change | 1.48 Percentage change | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Amapá or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 3.05 Percentage change against -1.82 Percentage change in Amapá as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Amapá and French Guiana?
- 4.87 Percentage change, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Amapá and French Guiana?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Amapá and French Guiana rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Amapá ranks 22nd and French Guiana ranks 19th of 72 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical exposure to drought — Cropland 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 (0 to 7 cm) 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 1981-2024 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 based on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org