Madagascar vs New Zealand: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Madagascar
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.69 Percentage change against -3.09 Percentage change in Madagascar, a difference of 4.78 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 72 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.44 Percentage change | -4.12 Percentage change | 2.68 Percentage change | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 1.04 Percentage change | -0.0727 Percentage change | 1.12 Percentage change | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.66 Percentage change | 0.0825 Percentage change | 2.57 Percentage change | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2.49 Percentage change | 1.25 Percentage change | 1.23 Percentage change | Madagascar |
| 1990s | -1.54 Percentage change | 0.6203 Percentage change | 2.16 Percentage change | New Zealand |
| 2000s | -0.4377 Percentage change | -0.822 Percentage change | 0.3844 Percentage change | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -0.8822 Percentage change | -1.26 Percentage change | 0.3796 Percentage change | Madagascar |
| 2020s | -2.6 Percentage change | -0.296 Percentage change | 2.3 Percentage change | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Madagascar or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.69 Percentage change against -3.09 Percentage change in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Madagascar and New Zealand?
- 4.78 Percentage change, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and New Zealand rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Madagascar ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 72 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