Malawi vs Solomon Islands: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Malawi
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -0.8098 Percentage change against -0.8823 Percentage change in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0725 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 52nd and Solomon Islands ranks 53rd of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -4.8 Percentage change | 0.3094 Percentage change | 5.11 Percentage change | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | -4.59 Percentage change | 1.27 Percentage change | 5.86 Percentage change | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 1.01 Percentage change | -0.3713 Percentage change | 1.39 Percentage change | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.02 Percentage change | 0.0408 Percentage change | 1.98 Percentage change | Malawi |
| 1990s | -2.16 Percentage change | -0.7786 Percentage change | 1.38 Percentage change | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | -0.1114 Percentage change | 0.8753 Percentage change | 0.9867 Percentage change | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | -1.58 Percentage change | 0.4971 Percentage change | 2.07 Percentage change | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | -1.51 Percentage change | -0.251 Percentage change | 1.26 Percentage change | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Malawi or Solomon Islands?
- Malawi, at -0.8098 Percentage change against -0.8823 Percentage change in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0725 Percentage change, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Malawi ranks 52nd and Solomon Islands ranks 53rd 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