Botswana vs Northern Cape: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Botswana
- Northern Cape
How they compare
Northern Cape currently reports 18.02 Percentage change against 6.04 Percentage change in Botswana, a difference of 11.98 Percentage change.
That makes Northern Cape's figure about 3.0 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 9th and Northern Cape ranks 8th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Northern Cape in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Northern Cape | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -9.7 Percentage change | -9.07 Percentage change | 0.6249 Percentage change | Northern Cape |
| 1960s | -9.05 Percentage change | -3.29 Percentage change | 5.76 Percentage change | Northern Cape |
| 1970s | 2.99 Percentage change | 4.68 Percentage change | 1.68 Percentage change | Northern Cape |
| 1980s | -2.64 Percentage change | 0.5012 Percentage change | 3.14 Percentage change | Northern Cape |
| 1990s | -2.26 Percentage change | -1.55 Percentage change | 0.7092 Percentage change | Northern Cape |
| 2000s | 3.22 Percentage change | 0.171 Percentage change | 3.05 Percentage change | Botswana |
| 2010s | -2.28 Percentage change | -9.15 Percentage change | 6.87 Percentage change | Botswana |
| 2020s | -5.5 Percentage change | -1.48 Percentage change | 4.01 Percentage change | Northern Cape |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Botswana or Northern Cape?
- Northern Cape, at 18.02 Percentage change against 6.04 Percentage change in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Botswana and Northern Cape?
- 11.98 Percentage change, with Northern Cape ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Northern Cape?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Northern Cape rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Botswana ranks 9th and Northern Cape ranks 8th 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