La Réunion vs Lesotho: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- La Réunion
- Lesotho
How they compare
La Réunion currently reports 28.21 Percentage change against 7.72 Percentage change in Lesotho, a difference of 20.49 Percentage change.
That makes La Réunion's figure about 3.7 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was La Réunion ahead.
La Réunion ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 2960 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, La Réunion averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | La Réunion | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.36 Percentage change | -20.6 Percentage change | 28.96 Percentage change | La Réunion |
| 1960s | 16.19 Percentage change | -4.15 Percentage change | 20.33 Percentage change | La Réunion |
| 1970s | 6.31 Percentage change | 6.05 Percentage change | 0.2604 Percentage change | La Réunion |
| 1980s | 11.85 Percentage change | 0.684 Percentage change | 11.16 Percentage change | La Réunion |
| 1990s | -7.69 Percentage change | -2.05 Percentage change | 5.64 Percentage change | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -1.92 Percentage change | 1.7 Percentage change | 3.62 Percentage change | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4.63 Percentage change | -17.68 Percentage change | 22.31 Percentage change | La Réunion |
| 2020s | 11.68 Percentage change | -0.1755 Percentage change | 11.86 Percentage change | La Réunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, La Réunion or Lesotho?
- La Réunion, at 28.21 Percentage change against 7.72 Percentage change in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between La Réunion and Lesotho?
- 20.49 Percentage change, with La Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for La Réunion and Lesotho?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do La Réunion and Lesotho rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- La Réunion ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 2960 regions.
- 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