Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Barbados
Barbados: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -31.2 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Barbados, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2024, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Barbados stood at -31.2 Percentage change. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 17,144.8% on the previous year and down 547.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Barbados peaked at 15.28 Percentage change in 2011 and was at its lowest, -31.2 Percentage change, in 2024.
Barbados ranks 164th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.46 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 2.23 Percentage change | -73.7% |
| 1983 | 4.23 Percentage change | +89.6% |
| 1984 | -4.16 Percentage change | -198.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2196 Percentage change | -105.3% |
| 1986 | -3.78 Percentage change | -1822.1% |
| 1987 | 1.2 Percentage change | -131.6% |
| 1988 | 3.49 Percentage change | +191.5% |
| 1989 | -3.91 Percentage change | -212.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3601 Percentage change | -109.2% |
| 1991 | -3.48 Percentage change | -1067.4% |
| 1992 | 1.67 Percentage change | -148.0% |
| 1993 | -0.1059 Percentage change | -106.3% |
| 1994 | -6.94 Percentage change | +6448.4% |
| 1995 | -1.97 Percentage change | -71.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6462 Percentage change | -132.8% |
| 1997 | -1.17 Percentage change | -281.1% |
| 1998 | 1.13 Percentage change | -196.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4054 Percentage change | -64.2% |
| 2000 | -0.215 Percentage change | -153.0% |
| 2001 | -6.19 Percentage change | +2777.5% |
| 2002 | -5.21 Percentage change | -15.7% |
| 2003 | -4.6 Percentage change | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 5.15 Percentage change | -211.9% |
| 2005 | 13.01 Percentage change | +152.8% |
| 2006 | 1.84 Percentage change | -85.9% |
| 2007 | -1.46 Percentage change | -179.3% |
| 2008 | -1.49 Percentage change | +2.6% |
| 2009 | -2.13 Percentage change | +42.6% |
| 2010 | 2.79 Percentage change | -230.8% |
| 2011 | 15.28 Percentage change | +448.3% |
| 2012 | 3.94 Percentage change | -74.2% |
| 2013 | 2.4 Percentage change | -39.0% |
| 2014 | -4.82 Percentage change | -300.4% |
| 2015 | -11.09 Percentage change | +130.3% |
| 2016 | -2.08 Percentage change | -81.2% |
| 2017 | 4.16 Percentage change | -300.2% |
| 2018 | -2.85 Percentage change | -168.4% |
| 2019 | -4.93 Percentage change | +73.1% |
| 2020 | -5.89 Percentage change | +19.4% |
| 2021 | -8.14 Percentage change | +38.3% |
| 2022 | 2.02 Percentage change | -124.9% |
| 2023 | -0.1809 Percentage change | -108.9% |
| 2024 | -31.2 Percentage change | +17144.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's -31.2 Percentage change is below the median for high income countries, which is -2.52 Percentage change, 12.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Barbados's -31.2 Percentage change is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -3.81 Percentage change, 8.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -17144.7% | -0.1809 Percentage change | -31.2 Percentage change |
| 1994 | -6448.4% | -0.1059 Percentage change | -6.94 Percentage change |
| 2001 | -2777.5% | -0.215 Percentage change | -6.19 Percentage change |
| 1986 | -1822.1% | 0.2196 Percentage change | -3.78 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8842 Percentage change | -4.16 Percentage change | 8.46 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.9448 Percentage change | -6.94 Percentage change | 1.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1297 Percentage change | -6.19 Percentage change | 13.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2809 Percentage change | -11.09 Percentage change | 15.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.68 Percentage change | -31.2 Percentage change | 2.02 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 161 Central African Republic -21.11 Percentage change compare
- 162 Botswana -21.81 Percentage change compare
- 162 Melanesia -2.29 Percentage change compare
- 163 Namibia -26.2 Percentage change compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam -37.06 Percentage change compare
- 166 Hong Kong -38.11 Percentage change compare
- 167 Kuwait -39.71 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Barbados?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Barbados was -31.2 Percentage change in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 15.28 Percentage change in 2011.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.2 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Barbados ranks 164th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 547.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides annual anomalies in land and cropland soil moisture content of the top soil layer 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 1981-2022 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 (ERA5). Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation