Samoa vs Chinese Taipei: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Samoa
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Chinese Taipei currently reports 0.5363 Percentage change against 0.3183 Percentage change in Samoa, a difference of 0.218 Percentage change.
That makes Chinese Taipei's figure about 1.7 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.
Samoa ranks 40th and Chinese Taipei ranks 39th of 168 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Chinese Taipei in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.59 Percentage change | -0.8098 Percentage change | 0.782 Percentage change | Chinese Taipei |
| 1960s | 0.7472 Percentage change | -1.35 Percentage change | 2.1 Percentage change | Samoa |
| 1970s | -0.5166 Percentage change | 2.06 Percentage change | 2.58 Percentage change | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | -1.56 Percentage change | 1.68 Percentage change | 3.24 Percentage change | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | -0.2001 Percentage change | -0.307 Percentage change | 0.1069 Percentage change | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.74 Percentage change | -1.59 Percentage change | 3.32 Percentage change | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.7157 Percentage change | 0.4038 Percentage change | 0.3119 Percentage change | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.08 Percentage change | -3.2 Percentage change | 4.28 Percentage change | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Samoa or Chinese Taipei?
- Chinese Taipei, at 0.5363 Percentage change against 0.3183 Percentage change in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Samoa and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.218 Percentage change, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Chinese Taipei?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Chinese Taipei rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Samoa ranks 40th and Chinese Taipei ranks 39th 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