Sao Tome and Principe vs Western Athens: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Western Athens
How they compare
Western Athens currently reports 5.16 Percentage change against -16.99 Percentage change in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 22.15 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th and Western Athens ranks 164th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 5 and Western Athens in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Western Athens | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -19.14 Percentage change | -25.64 Percentage change | 6.49 Percentage change | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | -1.54 Percentage change | -24.41 Percentage change | 22.87 Percentage change | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | -2.91 Percentage change | -18 Percentage change | 15.09 Percentage change | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | -0.4723 Percentage change | -1.19 Percentage change | 0.718 Percentage change | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | -0.182 Percentage change | -1.93 Percentage change | 1.74 Percentage change | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1.7 Percentage change | 2.07 Percentage change | 0.3678 Percentage change | Western Athens |
| 2010s | -1.6 Percentage change | 2.2 Percentage change | 3.8 Percentage change | Western Athens |
| 2020s | -4.72 Percentage change | -3.55 Percentage change | 1.17 Percentage change | Western Athens |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Sao Tome and Principe or Western Athens?
- Western Athens, at 5.16 Percentage change against -16.99 Percentage change in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Sao Tome and Principe and Western Athens?
- 22.15 Percentage change, with Western Athens ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Western Athens?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Western Athens rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th and Western Athens ranks 164th 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