New Zealand vs Punjab: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- New Zealand
- Punjab
How they compare
Punjab currently reports 12.18 Percentage change against 1.69 Percentage change in New Zealand, a difference of 10.49 Percentage change.
That makes Punjab's figure about 7.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 44 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Punjab ahead.
New Zealand ranks 28th and Punjab ranks 31st of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Punjab in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Punjab | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -4.12 Percentage change | 1.73 Percentage change | 5.86 Percentage change | Punjab |
| 1960s | -0.0727 Percentage change | -4.21 Percentage change | 4.13 Percentage change | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0825 Percentage change | 1.18 Percentage change | 1.1 Percentage change | Punjab |
| 1980s | 1.25 Percentage change | 0.8534 Percentage change | 0.4013 Percentage change | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.6203 Percentage change | 4.76 Percentage change | 4.14 Percentage change | Punjab |
| 2000s | -0.822 Percentage change | -4.68 Percentage change | 3.86 Percentage change | New Zealand |
| 2010s | -1.26 Percentage change | -0.2166 Percentage change | 1.05 Percentage change | Punjab |
| 2020s | -0.296 Percentage change | 7.09 Percentage change | 7.39 Percentage change | Punjab |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, New Zealand or Punjab?
- Punjab, at 12.18 Percentage change against 1.69 Percentage change in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between New Zealand and Punjab?
- 10.49 Percentage change, with Punjab ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Punjab?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Punjab rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- New Zealand ranks 28th and Punjab ranks 31st 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