barrenness vs desolation

barrenness

noun
  • The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life. 

desolation

noun
  • The state of being desolated or laid waste 

  • The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation. 

  • A place or country wasted and forsaken. 

How often have the words barrenness and desolation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )