Western Cape vs Zimbabwe: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly over time
- Western Cape
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Western Cape currently reports 12.68 Percentage change against 2.93 Percentage change in Zimbabwe, a difference of 9.75 Percentage change.
That makes Western Cape's figure about 4.3 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Cape ahead.
Western Cape ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 3112 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Western Cape averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Cape | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.64 Percentage change | -5.52 Percentage change | 1.87 Percentage change | Western Cape |
| 1960s | -6.64 Percentage change | -8.93 Percentage change | 2.29 Percentage change | Western Cape |
| 1970s | 4.56 Percentage change | 3.08 Percentage change | 1.48 Percentage change | Western Cape |
| 1980s | -0.29 Percentage change | -0.6144 Percentage change | 0.3244 Percentage change | Western Cape |
| 1990s | -1.77 Percentage change | -1.16 Percentage change | 0.6078 Percentage change | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.71 Percentage change | 1.14 Percentage change | 0.5644 Percentage change | Western Cape |
| 2010s | -5.76 Percentage change | -1.28 Percentage change | 4.48 Percentage change | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -0.6296 Percentage change | -4.11 Percentage change | 3.48 Percentage change | Western Cape |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly, Western Cape or Zimbabwe?
- Western Cape, at 12.68 Percentage change against 2.93 Percentage change in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly between Western Cape and Zimbabwe?
- 9.75 Percentage change, with Western Cape ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Cape and Zimbabwe?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Western Cape and Zimbabwe rank globally for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Western Cape ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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