Lesotho vs Valparaíso: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Lesotho
- Valparaíso
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 7.08 Percentage change against 3.89 Percentage change in Valparaíso, a difference of 3.19 Percentage change.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Valparaíso's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Valparaíso ahead.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Valparaíso ranks 4th of 72 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Valparaíso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Valparaíso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -19.81 Percentage change | -5.73 Percentage change | 14.08 Percentage change | Valparaíso |
| 1960s | -2.92 Percentage change | -5.87 Percentage change | 2.95 Percentage change | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 5.65 Percentage change | -2.16 Percentage change | 7.81 Percentage change | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.4919 Percentage change | 0.4302 Percentage change | 0.0617 Percentage change | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -1.82 Percentage change | -0.0837 Percentage change | 1.74 Percentage change | Valparaíso |
| 2000s | 1.75 Percentage change | 0.8203 Percentage change | 0.9323 Percentage change | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -14.45 Percentage change | -2.18 Percentage change | 12.27 Percentage change | Valparaíso |
| 2020s | -0.4936 Percentage change | -2.12 Percentage change | 1.63 Percentage change | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Lesotho or Valparaíso?
- Lesotho, at 7.08 Percentage change against 3.89 Percentage change in Valparaíso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Lesotho and Valparaíso?
- 3.19 Percentage change, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Valparaíso?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Valparaíso rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Valparaíso ranks 4th 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