Amazonas vs South Africa: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Amazonas
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 8.52 Percentage change against 3.9 Percentage change in Amazonas, a difference of 4.62 Percentage change.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.2 times Amazonas's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Amazonas ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 4th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Amazonas averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Amazonas | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.5421 Percentage change | -8.93 Percentage change | 8.39 Percentage change | Amazonas |
| 1960s | -1.65 Percentage change | -3.69 Percentage change | 2.04 Percentage change | Amazonas |
| 1970s | 0.5494 Percentage change | 4.46 Percentage change | 3.91 Percentage change | South Africa |
| 1980s | -0.6041 Percentage change | 0.8314 Percentage change | 1.44 Percentage change | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.2476 Percentage change | -1.51 Percentage change | 1.76 Percentage change | Amazonas |
| 2000s | 0.2609 Percentage change | 0.42 Percentage change | 0.1591 Percentage change | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3501 Percentage change | -8.19 Percentage change | 8.54 Percentage change | Amazonas |
| 2020s | 0.1692 Percentage change | 0.6726 Percentage change | 0.5035 Percentage change | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Amazonas or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 8.52 Percentage change against 3.9 Percentage change in Amazonas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Amazonas and South Africa?
- 4.62 Percentage change, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Amazonas and South Africa?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Amazonas and South Africa rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Amazonas ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 4th 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