Fiji vs India: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Fiji
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 12.52 Percentage change against 0.8816 Percentage change in Fiji, a difference of 11.64 Percentage change.
That makes India's figure about 14.2 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
Fiji ranks 10th and India ranks 1st of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 4 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.05 Percentage change | 7.37 Percentage change | 5.32 Percentage change | India |
| 1960s | 0.0946 Percentage change | -0.512 Percentage change | 0.6066 Percentage change | Fiji |
| 1970s | 4.79 Percentage change | 0.5109 Percentage change | 4.28 Percentage change | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.269 Percentage change | -2.59 Percentage change | 2.86 Percentage change | Fiji |
| 1990s | -1.72 Percentage change | 2.14 Percentage change | 3.86 Percentage change | India |
| 2000s | 1.89 Percentage change | -0.1278 Percentage change | 2.02 Percentage change | Fiji |
| 2010s | 1.23 Percentage change | 1.52 Percentage change | 0.2941 Percentage change | India |
| 2020s | 2.69 Percentage change | 6.57 Percentage change | 3.88 Percentage change | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Fiji or India?
- India, at 12.52 Percentage change against 0.8816 Percentage change in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Fiji and India?
- 11.64 Percentage change, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and India?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and India rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Fiji ranks 10th and India ranks 1st 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