Central Pacific vs Congo: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Central Pacific
- Congo
How they compare
Central Pacific currently reports 4.87 Percentage change against -9.96 Percentage change in Congo, a difference of 14.83 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central Pacific ahead.
Central Pacific ranks 187th and Congo ranks 188th of 3127 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central Pacific averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Pacific | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.1767 Percentage change | -11.59 Percentage change | 11.41 Percentage change | Central Pacific |
| 1960s | -0.9148 Percentage change | 0.9072 Percentage change | 1.82 Percentage change | Congo |
| 1970s | 1.04 Percentage change | 2.33 Percentage change | 1.29 Percentage change | Congo |
| 1980s | -0.1788 Percentage change | 2.03 Percentage change | 2.21 Percentage change | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.225 Percentage change | 1.99 Percentage change | 1.77 Percentage change | Congo |
| 2000s | -0.3323 Percentage change | -3.18 Percentage change | 2.84 Percentage change | Central Pacific |
| 2010s | -0.4479 Percentage change | -3.76 Percentage change | 3.31 Percentage change | Central Pacific |
| 2020s | 1.74 Percentage change | -7.84 Percentage change | 9.58 Percentage change | Central Pacific |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Central Pacific or Congo?
- Central Pacific, at 4.87 Percentage change against -9.96 Percentage change in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Central Pacific and Congo?
- 14.83 Percentage change, with Central Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Pacific and Congo?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Central Pacific and Congo rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Central Pacific ranks 187th and Congo ranks 188th of 3127 regions.
- 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