Southern Europe vs Zimbabwe: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Southern Europe
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.29 Percentage change against -0.1235 Percentage change in Southern Europe, a difference of 3.41 Percentage change.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 26.6 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Southern Europe ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Southern Europe averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Europe | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.1055 Percentage change | -5.74 Percentage change | 5.64 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 1960s | 4.14 Percentage change | -9.65 Percentage change | 13.8 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 1970s | 5.77 Percentage change | 3 Percentage change | 2.77 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 1980s | 1.1 Percentage change | -0.5899 Percentage change | 1.69 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 1990s | -0.7251 Percentage change | -1.17 Percentage change | 0.4458 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | -0.7172 Percentage change | 1.07 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -0.3435 Percentage change | -1.41 Percentage change | 1.07 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | -1.68 Percentage change | -4.42 Percentage change | 2.74 Percentage change | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Southern Europe or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.29 Percentage change against -0.1235 Percentage change in Southern Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Southern Europe and Zimbabwe?
- 3.41 Percentage change, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and Zimbabwe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Southern Europe and Zimbabwe rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Southern Europe ranks 14th 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