Gabon vs Uruguay: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Gabon
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports -3.3 Percentage change against -3.43 Percentage change in Gabon, a difference of 0.13 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Gabon ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -8.72 Percentage change | -5.99 Percentage change | 2.73 Percentage change | Uruguay |
| 1960s | -0.8577 Percentage change | -3.82 Percentage change | 2.96 Percentage change | Gabon |
| 1970s | -0.492 Percentage change | -1.75 Percentage change | 1.26 Percentage change | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.0208 Percentage change | -0.6148 Percentage change | 0.6356 Percentage change | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.9008 Percentage change | 0.5314 Percentage change | 0.3694 Percentage change | Gabon |
| 2000s | -0.6394 Percentage change | 0.1948 Percentage change | 0.8342 Percentage change | Uruguay |
| 2010s | -1.06 Percentage change | -0.6945 Percentage change | 0.3664 Percentage change | Uruguay |
| 2020s | -2.41 Percentage change | -5.73 Percentage change | 3.31 Percentage change | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Gabon or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at -3.3 Percentage change against -3.43 Percentage change in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Gabon and Uruguay?
- 0.13 Percentage change, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Uruguay?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Uruguay rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Gabon ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 168 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