Niger vs Townsville: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Niger
- Townsville
How they compare
Townsville currently reports 12.4 Percentage change against 1.65 Percentage change in Niger, a difference of 10.75 Percentage change.
That makes Townsville's figure about 7.5 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Townsville ahead.
Niger ranks 29th and Townsville ranks 26th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Townsville in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Townsville | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.4 Percentage change | 1.12 Percentage change | 8.28 Percentage change | Niger |
| 1960s | 8.24 Percentage change | -8.05 Percentage change | 16.28 Percentage change | Niger |
| 1970s | 4.93 Percentage change | 3.07 Percentage change | 1.86 Percentage change | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.7059 Percentage change | 3.46 Percentage change | 2.75 Percentage change | Townsville |
| 1990s | 1.12 Percentage change | -2.69 Percentage change | 3.81 Percentage change | Niger |
| 2000s | -1.22 Percentage change | -3.41 Percentage change | 2.19 Percentage change | Niger |
| 2010s | -1.29 Percentage change | 2.42 Percentage change | 3.71 Percentage change | Townsville |
| 2020s | -3.88 Percentage change | 12.06 Percentage change | 15.94 Percentage change | Townsville |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Niger or Townsville?
- Townsville, at 12.4 Percentage change against 1.65 Percentage change in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Niger and Townsville?
- 10.75 Percentage change, with Townsville ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Townsville?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Townsville rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Niger ranks 29th and Townsville ranks 26th 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