Fiji vs Southern Asia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Fiji
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 0.6759 Percentage change against 0.4009 Percentage change in Southern Asia, a difference of 0.275 Percentage change.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.7 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 11th and Southern Asia ranks 13th of 72 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 6 and Southern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.54 Percentage change | 5.42 Percentage change | 3.88 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
| 1960s | 0.1984 Percentage change | -2.65 Percentage change | 2.85 Percentage change | Fiji |
| 1970s | 4.09 Percentage change | 0.4295 Percentage change | 3.67 Percentage change | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.116 Percentage change | -0.3548 Percentage change | 0.4708 Percentage change | Fiji |
| 1990s | -1.45 Percentage change | 2.27 Percentage change | 3.73 Percentage change | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 1.68 Percentage change | -1.68 Percentage change | 3.36 Percentage change | Fiji |
| 2010s | 1.01 Percentage change | -0.0259 Percentage change | 1.03 Percentage change | Fiji |
| 2020s | 2.15 Percentage change | 1.64 Percentage change | 0.5106 Percentage change | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Fiji or Southern Asia?
- Fiji, at 0.6759 Percentage change against 0.4009 Percentage change in Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Fiji and Southern Asia?
- 0.275 Percentage change, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Southern Asia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Southern Asia rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Fiji ranks 11th and Southern Asia ranks 13th of 72 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