Eastern Africa vs Guadeloupe: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Eastern Africa
- Guadeloupe
How they compare
Guadeloupe currently reports 0.493 Percentage change against -7.18 Percentage change in Eastern Africa, a difference of 7.67 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 48th and Guadeloupe ranks 47th of 72 groups.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 6 and Guadeloupe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Guadeloupe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.97 Percentage change | -2.51 Percentage change | 7.48 Percentage change | Eastern Africa |
| 1960s | 0.6655 Percentage change | -2.03 Percentage change | 2.69 Percentage change | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 3.14 Percentage change | 0.4612 Percentage change | 2.68 Percentage change | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 2.4 Percentage change | 1.75 Percentage change | 0.6434 Percentage change | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | -0.6136 Percentage change | -1.2 Percentage change | 0.5858 Percentage change | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | -1.81 Percentage change | -1.3 Percentage change | 0.5087 Percentage change | Guadeloupe |
| 2010s | -1.28 Percentage change | 1.48 Percentage change | 2.76 Percentage change | Guadeloupe |
| 2020s | -3.05 Percentage change | -3.33 Percentage change | 0.277 Percentage change | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Eastern Africa or Guadeloupe?
- Guadeloupe, at 0.493 Percentage change against -7.18 Percentage change in Eastern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Eastern Africa and Guadeloupe?
- 7.67 Percentage change, with Guadeloupe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Guadeloupe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Eastern Africa and Guadeloupe rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Eastern Africa ranks 48th and Guadeloupe ranks 47th 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