Nepal vs Sunshine Coast: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Nepal
- Sunshine Coast
How they compare
Sunshine Coast currently reports 13.13 Percentage change against 2.41 Percentage change in Nepal, a difference of 10.72 Percentage change.
That makes Sunshine Coast's figure about 5.4 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 24th and Sunshine Coast ranks 22nd of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Sunshine Coast in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sunshine Coast | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.32 Percentage change | -3.53 Percentage change | 8.84 Percentage change | Nepal |
| 1960s | -3.78 Percentage change | -3.04 Percentage change | 0.7412 Percentage change | Sunshine Coast |
| 1970s | -0.6287 Percentage change | 2.24 Percentage change | 2.87 Percentage change | Sunshine Coast |
| 1980s | -1.22 Percentage change | 2.02 Percentage change | 3.24 Percentage change | Sunshine Coast |
| 1990s | 1.6 Percentage change | 0.8345 Percentage change | 0.7662 Percentage change | Nepal |
| 2000s | -0.151 Percentage change | -5.01 Percentage change | 4.86 Percentage change | Nepal |
| 2010s | -0.1415 Percentage change | 0.0502 Percentage change | 0.1917 Percentage change | Sunshine Coast |
| 2020s | 1.25 Percentage change | 6.34 Percentage change | 5.09 Percentage change | Sunshine Coast |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Nepal or Sunshine Coast?
- Sunshine Coast, at 13.13 Percentage change against 2.41 Percentage change in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Nepal and Sunshine Coast?
- 10.72 Percentage change, with Sunshine Coast ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sunshine Coast?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Sunshine Coast rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Nepal ranks 24th and Sunshine Coast ranks 22nd 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