Newcastle and Lake Macquarie vs Singapore: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
- Singapore
How they compare
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie currently reports 9.53 Percentage change against -0.9965 Percentage change in Singapore, a difference of 10.53 Percentage change.
That makes Newcastle and Lake Macquarie's figure about 9.6 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Newcastle and Lake Macquarie ahead.
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie ranks 59th and Singapore ranks 56th of 2960 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -7.63 Percentage change | -1.41 Percentage change | 6.22 Percentage change | Singapore |
| 1960s | -4.6 Percentage change | -3.5 Percentage change | 1.11 Percentage change | Singapore |
| 1970s | -0.8776 Percentage change | -4.19 Percentage change | 3.31 Percentage change | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| 1980s | -0.4575 Percentage change | -1.17 Percentage change | 0.7088 Percentage change | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| 1990s | -0.8307 Percentage change | -0.1021 Percentage change | 0.7287 Percentage change | Singapore |
| 2000s | -2.55 Percentage change | 0.5149 Percentage change | 3.07 Percentage change | Singapore |
| 2010s | -3.02 Percentage change | -0.0997 Percentage change | 2.92 Percentage change | Singapore |
| 2020s | 5.46 Percentage change | -1.45 Percentage change | 6.91 Percentage change | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie or Singapore?
- Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, at 9.53 Percentage change against -0.9965 Percentage change in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Newcastle and Lake Macquarie and Singapore?
- 10.53 Percentage change, with Newcastle and Lake Macquarie ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Newcastle and Lake Macquarie and Singapore?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Newcastle and Lake Macquarie and Singapore rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Newcastle and Lake Macquarie ranks 59th and Singapore ranks 56th 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