Malaysia vs South Savo: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Malaysia
- South Savo
How they compare
South Savo currently reports 8.04 Percentage change against -1.65 Percentage change in Malaysia, a difference of 9.69 Percentage change.
That makes South Savo's figure about 4.9 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 71st and South Savo ranks 69th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and South Savo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Savo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.4055 Percentage change | -2.18 Percentage change | 1.77 Percentage change | Malaysia |
| 1960s | -0.7953 Percentage change | -2.15 Percentage change | 1.36 Percentage change | Malaysia |
| 1970s | -0.5844 Percentage change | 0.2571 Percentage change | 0.8415 Percentage change | South Savo |
| 1980s | -0.1099 Percentage change | 0.3459 Percentage change | 0.4558 Percentage change | South Savo |
| 1990s | -0.4199 Percentage change | -1.03 Percentage change | 0.6051 Percentage change | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.2785 Percentage change | 0.5212 Percentage change | 0.2427 Percentage change | South Savo |
| 2010s | 1.2 Percentage change | 0.6076 Percentage change | 0.5877 Percentage change | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.5065 Percentage change | 2.46 Percentage change | 1.95 Percentage change | South Savo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Malaysia or South Savo?
- South Savo, at 8.04 Percentage change against -1.65 Percentage change in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Malaysia and South Savo?
- 9.69 Percentage change, with South Savo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Savo?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and South Savo rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Malaysia ranks 71st and South Savo ranks 69th of 191 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