Australia and New Zealand vs French Polynesia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- French Polynesia
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports -4.39 Percentage change against -4.42 Percentage change in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.03 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 113th and French Polynesia ranks 114th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and French Polynesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -5.09 Percentage change | -10.19 Percentage change | 5.1 Percentage change | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1960s | -5.61 Percentage change | 1.4 Percentage change | 7.01 Percentage change | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 1.62 Percentage change | -4.36 Percentage change | 5.98 Percentage change | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.35 Percentage change | 2.72 Percentage change | 0.3686 Percentage change | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | -0.4373 Percentage change | -0.6039 Percentage change | 0.1666 Percentage change | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | -3.31 Percentage change | -0.4902 Percentage change | 2.82 Percentage change | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | -1.88 Percentage change | -5.17 Percentage change | 3.29 Percentage change | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.17 Percentage change | -6.8 Percentage change | 7.97 Percentage change | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Australia and New Zealand or French Polynesia?
- Australia and New Zealand, at -4.39 Percentage change against -4.42 Percentage change in French Polynesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Australia and New Zealand and French Polynesia?
- 0.03 Percentage change, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and French Polynesia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and French Polynesia rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 113th and French Polynesia ranks 114th of 191 countries.
- 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