KwaZulu-Natal vs Papua New Guinea: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
KwaZulu-Natal currently reports 11.24 Percentage change against 1.56 Percentage change in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 9.68 Percentage change.
That makes KwaZulu-Natal's figure about 7.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was KwaZulu-Natal ahead.
KwaZulu-Natal ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 34th of 3112 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, KwaZulu-Natal averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | KwaZulu-Natal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -11.2 Percentage change | 0.2449 Percentage change | 11.44 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | -3.15 Percentage change | -0.0297 Percentage change | 3.12 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.37 Percentage change | 0.3292 Percentage change | 4.04 Percentage change | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 1980s | 2.35 Percentage change | 0.0313 Percentage change | 2.32 Percentage change | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 1990s | -2.31 Percentage change | -0.8164 Percentage change | 1.49 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.1206 Percentage change | 0.4401 Percentage change | 0.5607 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -14.3 Percentage change | 1.36 Percentage change | 15.66 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.71 Percentage change | 1.35 Percentage change | 0.3539 Percentage change | KwaZulu-Natal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, KwaZulu-Natal or Papua New Guinea?
- KwaZulu-Natal, at 11.24 Percentage change against 1.56 Percentage change in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between KwaZulu-Natal and Papua New Guinea?
- 9.68 Percentage change, with KwaZulu-Natal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for KwaZulu-Natal and Papua New Guinea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do KwaZulu-Natal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- KwaZulu-Natal ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 34th 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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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