Santiago vs Zimbabwe: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Santiago
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.29 Percentage change against -0.6232 Percentage change in Santiago, a difference of 3.91 Percentage change.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 5.3 times Santiago's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Santiago ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Santiago averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Santiago | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -6.5 Percentage change | -5.74 Percentage change | 0.7567 Percentage change | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | -7.04 Percentage change | -9.65 Percentage change | 2.61 Percentage change | Santiago |
| 1970s | -3.11 Percentage change | 3 Percentage change | 6.11 Percentage change | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.3196 Percentage change | -0.5899 Percentage change | 0.9095 Percentage change | Santiago |
| 1990s | 0.1229 Percentage change | -1.17 Percentage change | 1.29 Percentage change | Santiago |
| 2000s | 0.2668 Percentage change | 1.07 Percentage change | 0.8081 Percentage change | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -2.35 Percentage change | -1.41 Percentage change | 0.9424 Percentage change | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -4.57 Percentage change | -4.42 Percentage change | 0.153 Percentage change | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Santiago or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.29 Percentage change against -0.6232 Percentage change in Santiago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Santiago and Zimbabwe?
- 3.91 Percentage change, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Santiago and Zimbabwe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Santiago and Zimbabwe rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Santiago ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 72 groups.
- 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