Indonesia vs Thailand: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Indonesia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.54 Percentage change against 1.41 Percentage change in Indonesia, a difference of 0.13 Percentage change.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 30th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9143 Percentage change | 0.937 Percentage change | 0.0228 Percentage change | Thailand |
| 1960s | -1.77 Percentage change | -0.2381 Percentage change | 1.54 Percentage change | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.915 Percentage change | 1.22 Percentage change | 0.3009 Percentage change | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.8163 Percentage change | -0.0581 Percentage change | 0.8743 Percentage change | Indonesia |
| 1990s | -0.9381 Percentage change | -1.03 Percentage change | 0.0939 Percentage change | Indonesia |
| 2000s | -0.6367 Percentage change | 1.08 Percentage change | 1.72 Percentage change | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.3488 Percentage change | 0.264 Percentage change | 0.0848 Percentage change | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.7559 Percentage change | -0.8548 Percentage change | 1.61 Percentage change | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Indonesia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.54 Percentage change against 1.41 Percentage change in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Indonesia and Thailand?
- 0.13 Percentage change, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Thailand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Thailand rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Indonesia ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 30th 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