Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Thailand
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.56 Percentage change against 1.44 Percentage change in Thailand, a difference of 0.12 Percentage change.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 37th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2449 Percentage change | 0.9874 Percentage change | 0.7425 Percentage change | Thailand |
| 1960s | -0.0297 Percentage change | 0.0103 Percentage change | 0.04 Percentage change | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.3292 Percentage change | 1.33 Percentage change | 0.9965 Percentage change | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.0313 Percentage change | -0.0707 Percentage change | 0.102 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -0.8164 Percentage change | -0.98 Percentage change | 0.1635 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.4401 Percentage change | 1.04 Percentage change | 0.6029 Percentage change | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.36 Percentage change | 0.4221 Percentage change | 0.9352 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.35 Percentage change | -0.8131 Percentage change | 2.16 Percentage change | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Papua New Guinea or Thailand?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.56 Percentage change against 1.44 Percentage change in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 0.12 Percentage change, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Thailand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Thailand rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 37th 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