Sunshine Coast vs Taiwan: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Sunshine Coast
- Taiwan
How they compare
Sunshine Coast currently reports 10.21 Percentage change against 0.4698 Percentage change in Taiwan, a difference of 9.74 Percentage change.
That makes Sunshine Coast's figure about 21.7 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Sunshine Coast ranks 45th and Taiwan ranks 48th of 3112 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sunshine Coast averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sunshine Coast | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -12.09 Percentage change | -0.9798 Percentage change | 11.11 Percentage change | Taiwan |
| 1960s | -11.87 Percentage change | -1.46 Percentage change | 10.41 Percentage change | Taiwan |
| 1970s | -7.3 Percentage change | 1.87 Percentage change | 9.17 Percentage change | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.6562 Percentage change | 1.54 Percentage change | 0.8864 Percentage change | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.7413 Percentage change | -0.2575 Percentage change | 0.9988 Percentage change | Sunshine Coast |
| 2000s | -4.32 Percentage change | -1.45 Percentage change | 2.87 Percentage change | Taiwan |
| 2010s | -0.6284 Percentage change | 0.4721 Percentage change | 1.1 Percentage change | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 5.08 Percentage change | -2.57 Percentage change | 7.65 Percentage change | Sunshine Coast |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Sunshine Coast or Taiwan?
- Sunshine Coast, at 10.21 Percentage change against 0.4698 Percentage change in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Sunshine Coast and Taiwan?
- 9.74 Percentage change, with Sunshine Coast ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sunshine Coast and Taiwan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Sunshine Coast and Taiwan rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Sunshine Coast ranks 45th and Taiwan ranks 48th 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