Hidalgo, R12 vs Vanuatu: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly

Hidalgo, R12
12.29 Percentage change
in 2025
Vanuatu
2.29 Percentage change
in 2025
Hidalgo, R12 rank
28th
Vanuatu rank
30th

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time

  • Hidalgo, R12
  • Vanuatu
-40-2002040195019872025

How they compare

Hidalgo, R12 currently reports 12.29 Percentage change against 2.29 Percentage change in Vanuatu, a difference of 10 Percentage change.

That makes Hidalgo, R12's figure about 5.4 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Hidalgo, R12 ranks 28th and Vanuatu ranks 30th of 3112 regions.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hidalgo, R12 averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hidalgo, R12 Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s -8.34 Percentage change 3.55 Percentage change 11.89 Percentage change Vanuatu
1960s -17.44 Percentage change -1.13 Percentage change 16.31 Percentage change Vanuatu
1970s -6.75 Percentage change 0.2006 Percentage change 6.95 Percentage change Vanuatu
1980s -3.3 Percentage change -0.1044 Percentage change 3.2 Percentage change Vanuatu
1990s 2.35 Percentage change -3.23 Percentage change 5.58 Percentage change Hidalgo, R12
2000s 1.68 Percentage change 3.35 Percentage change 1.67 Percentage change Vanuatu
2010s 7.18 Percentage change -0.9708 Percentage change 8.15 Percentage change Hidalgo, R12
2020s -4.86 Percentage change 1.94 Percentage change 6.8 Percentage change Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Hidalgo, R12 or Vanuatu?
Hidalgo, R12, at 12.29 Percentage change against 2.29 Percentage change in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Hidalgo, R12 and Vanuatu?
10 Percentage change, with Hidalgo, R12 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hidalgo, R12 and Vanuatu?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Hidalgo, R12 and Vanuatu rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
Hidalgo, R12 ranks 28th and Vanuatu ranks 30th of 3112 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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Indicator
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Unit
Percentage change
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
3,375 places, 256,500 data points, 1950–2025
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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