Amazonas vs Panama: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Amazonas
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 5.66 Percentage change against 1.51 Percentage change in Amazonas, a difference of 4.15 Percentage change.
That makes Panama's figure about 3.7 times Amazonas's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Amazonas ranks 8th and Panama ranks 10th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Amazonas averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Amazonas | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4716 Percentage change | 1.89 Percentage change | 1.41 Percentage change | Panama |
| 1960s | -1.56 Percentage change | -0.8972 Percentage change | 0.6661 Percentage change | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.9351 Percentage change | 2.27 Percentage change | 1.33 Percentage change | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.1382 Percentage change | 0.2971 Percentage change | 0.1589 Percentage change | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.1741 Percentage change | -0.3898 Percentage change | 0.5639 Percentage change | Amazonas |
| 2000s | -0.1495 Percentage change | -0.0642 Percentage change | 0.0852 Percentage change | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.2021 Percentage change | -0.0939 Percentage change | 0.1082 Percentage change | Panama |
| 2020s | -0.6333 Percentage change | 0.3152 Percentage change | 0.9485 Percentage change | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Amazonas or Panama?
- Panama, at 5.66 Percentage change against 1.51 Percentage change in Amazonas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Amazonas and Panama?
- 4.15 Percentage change, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Amazonas and Panama?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Amazonas and Panama rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Amazonas ranks 8th and Panama ranks 10th of 72 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical exposure to drought — Land 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