Northern Mariana Islands vs Southern Asia: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 10.19 Percentage change against 6.69 Percentage change in Southern Asia, a difference of 3.5 Percentage change.
That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.5 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 2nd and Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 5 and Southern Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Mariana Islands | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3056 Percentage change | 5.35 Percentage change | 5.05 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
| 1960s | 14.01 Percentage change | -1.41 Percentage change | 15.43 Percentage change | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | -4.9 Percentage change | 0.3024 Percentage change | 5.2 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
| 1980s | 0.0712 Percentage change | -1.66 Percentage change | 1.73 Percentage change | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1990s | -2.33 Percentage change | 2.01 Percentage change | 4.34 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 2.51 Percentage change | -0.5921 Percentage change | 3.1 Percentage change | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 4.43 Percentage change | 1.03 Percentage change | 3.4 Percentage change | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 4.73 Percentage change | 4.13 Percentage change | 0.6022 Percentage change | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Northern Mariana Islands or Southern Asia?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 10.19 Percentage change against 6.69 Percentage change in Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Northern Mariana Islands and Southern Asia?
- 3.5 Percentage change, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Southern Asia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Northern Mariana Islands and Southern Asia rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 2nd and Southern Asia ranks 3rd 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