Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Caldas
Caldas: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -10.47 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Caldas, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Caldas recorded -10.47 Percentage change for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 104.4% on the previous year and down 200.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Caldas peaked at 3.94 Percentage change in 1981 and was at its lowest, -10.47 Percentage change, in 2024.
That places Caldas 46th out of 67 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Caldas, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.94 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 0.8482 Percentage change | -78.5% |
| 1983 | -2.51 Percentage change | -396.2% |
| 1984 | 3.13 Percentage change | -224.8% |
| 1985 | -0.2585 Percentage change | -108.2% |
| 1986 | 2.04 Percentage change | -888.1% |
| 1987 | -0.5437 Percentage change | -126.7% |
| 1988 | 3.92 Percentage change | -820.2% |
| 1989 | 2.69 Percentage change | -31.3% |
| 1990 | -0.0338 Percentage change | -101.3% |
| 1991 | 1.24 Percentage change | -3771.0% |
| 1992 | -0.469 Percentage change | -137.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9674 Percentage change | -306.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9333 Percentage change | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5682 Percentage change | -39.1% |
| 1996 | 1.86 Percentage change | +227.7% |
| 1997 | -4.32 Percentage change | -331.8% |
| 1998 | -2.62 Percentage change | -39.4% |
| 1999 | 2.19 Percentage change | -183.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6768 Percentage change | -69.0% |
| 2001 | -3.56 Percentage change | -626.5% |
| 2002 | -4.04 Percentage change | +13.4% |
| 2003 | -4.35 Percentage change | +7.6% |
| 2004 | -3.11 Percentage change | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0175 Percentage change | -100.6% |
| 2006 | -0.7317 Percentage change | -4272.5% |
| 2007 | -2.25 Percentage change | +207.3% |
| 2008 | 3.15 Percentage change | -240.1% |
| 2009 | -0.406 Percentage change | -112.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 Percentage change | -353.4% |
| 2011 | 3.69 Percentage change | +258.5% |
| 2012 | -1.32 Percentage change | -135.7% |
| 2013 | -1.89 Percentage change | +43.3% |
| 2014 | -3.48 Percentage change | +84.8% |
| 2015 | -7.02 Percentage change | +101.5% |
| 2016 | -4.47 Percentage change | -36.3% |
| 2017 | -2.82 Percentage change | -36.9% |
| 2018 | -4.96 Percentage change | +75.7% |
| 2019 | -7.58 Percentage change | +52.9% |
| 2020 | -6.74 Percentage change | -11.2% |
| 2021 | -3.66 Percentage change | -45.6% |
| 2022 | -2.02 Percentage change | -44.8% |
| 2023 | -5.12 Percentage change | +153.6% |
| 2024 | -10.47 Percentage change | +104.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Caldas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -4272.5% | 0.0175 Percentage change | -0.7317 Percentage change |
| 1991 | +3771.0% | -0.0338 Percentage change | 1.24 Percentage change |
| 1986 | +888.1% | -0.2585 Percentage change | 2.04 Percentage change |
| 1988 | +820.2% | -0.5437 Percentage change | 3.92 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.47 Percentage change | -2.51 Percentage change | 3.94 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0324 Percentage change | -4.32 Percentage change | 2.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.46 Percentage change | -4.35 Percentage change | 3.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.88 Percentage change | -7.58 Percentage change | 3.69 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.6 Percentage change | -10.47 Percentage change | -2.02 Percentage change | 5 |
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- 43 Panama -1.31 Percentage change compare
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- 45 Iraq -1.69 Percentage change compare
- 46 Belize -1.84 Percentage change compare
- 47 Albania -1.85 Percentage change compare
- 48 Kenya -1.88 Percentage change compare
- 49 Moldova -11.19 Percentage change compare
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago -1.92 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Caldas
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.1253 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.1826 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.95 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 7.24 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 117.95 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 234.75 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 9.91 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Caldas?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Caldas was -10.47 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 Caldas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 Percentage change in 1981.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Caldas?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.47 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Caldas rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Caldas ranks 46th out of 67 groups with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Caldas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 200.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caldas 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