Cambodia vs Central Asia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Cambodia
- Central Asia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 0.5487 Percentage change against -7.53 Percentage change in Central Asia, a difference of 8.08 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 46th and Central Asia ranks 49th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 5 and Central Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.66 Percentage change | -5.21 Percentage change | 6.87 Percentage change | Cambodia |
| 1960s | -0.6877 Percentage change | -0.3978 Percentage change | 0.2899 Percentage change | Central Asia |
| 1970s | 1.88 Percentage change | 0.7099 Percentage change | 1.17 Percentage change | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 0.335 Percentage change | 3.16 Percentage change | 2.83 Percentage change | Central Asia |
| 1990s | -1.73 Percentage change | -0.5762 Percentage change | 1.16 Percentage change | Central Asia |
| 2000s | 1.19 Percentage change | -1.87 Percentage change | 3.05 Percentage change | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.3491 Percentage change | -1.93 Percentage change | 2.28 Percentage change | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.2922 Percentage change | -6.12 Percentage change | 6.41 Percentage change | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Cambodia or Central Asia?
- Cambodia, at 0.5487 Percentage change against -7.53 Percentage change in Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Cambodia and Central Asia?
- 8.08 Percentage change, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Central Asia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Central Asia rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Cambodia ranks 46th and Central Asia ranks 49th 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