Central America vs Equatorial Guinea: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Central America
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports -4.05 Percentage change against -4.47 Percentage change in Central America, a difference of 0.42 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 37th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 35th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -4.04 Percentage change | -5.99 Percentage change | 1.95 Percentage change | Central America |
| 1960s | -4.42 Percentage change | 0.109 Percentage change | 4.53 Percentage change | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | -0.3181 Percentage change | 0.2251 Percentage change | 0.5432 Percentage change | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.58 Percentage change | -0.1129 Percentage change | 2.69 Percentage change | Central America |
| 1990s | -0.3443 Percentage change | 0.3498 Percentage change | 0.6942 Percentage change | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | -2.39 Percentage change | -0.2699 Percentage change | 2.12 Percentage change | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | -1.61 Percentage change | -0.57 Percentage change | 1.04 Percentage change | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | -4.65 Percentage change | -2.75 Percentage change | 1.9 Percentage change | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Central America or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at -4.05 Percentage change against -4.47 Percentage change in Central America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Central America and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.42 Percentage change, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Equatorial Guinea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Central America and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Central America ranks 37th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 35th 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