Estonia vs Ghana: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Estonia
- Ghana
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 5.98 Percentage change against -11.89 Percentage change in Ghana, a difference of 17.87 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Estonia ranks 142nd and Ghana ranks 140th of 2960 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.38 Percentage change | -0.8111 Percentage change | 0.5642 Percentage change | Ghana |
| 1960s | -0.7606 Percentage change | 0.4226 Percentage change | 1.18 Percentage change | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.2491 Percentage change | 4.31 Percentage change | 4.06 Percentage change | Ghana |
| 1980s | 3.21 Percentage change | 2.44 Percentage change | 0.7743 Percentage change | Estonia |
| 1990s | -2.12 Percentage change | 1.68 Percentage change | 3.81 Percentage change | Ghana |
| 2000s | -0.9742 Percentage change | -3.35 Percentage change | 2.38 Percentage change | Estonia |
| 2010s | -1.39 Percentage change | -1.1 Percentage change | 0.288 Percentage change | Ghana |
| 2020s | -0.4195 Percentage change | -7.55 Percentage change | 7.13 Percentage change | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Estonia or Ghana?
- Estonia, at 5.98 Percentage change against -11.89 Percentage change in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Estonia and Ghana?
- 17.87 Percentage change, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ghana?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Ghana rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Estonia ranks 142nd and Ghana ranks 140th of 2960 countries.
- 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