Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Canada
Canada: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -1.22 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Canada, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Canada recorded -1.22 Percentage change for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
That represents a change of up 84.2% on the previous year and down 128.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Canada peaked at 6.17 Percentage change in 2005 and was at its lowest, -8.53 Percentage change, in 1988.
Canada ranks 42nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.267 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 1.01 Percentage change | -480.2% |
| 1983 | -0.4127 Percentage change | -140.7% |
| 1984 | -1.32 Percentage change | +219.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3999 Percentage change | -130.3% |
| 1986 | 3.52 Percentage change | +780.9% |
| 1987 | -4.98 Percentage change | -241.4% |
| 1988 | -8.53 Percentage change | +71.3% |
| 1989 | -2.12 Percentage change | -75.2% |
| 1990 | -2.79 Percentage change | +31.7% |
| 1991 | -1.88 Percentage change | -32.6% |
| 1992 | -1.47 Percentage change | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 4.29 Percentage change | -391.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6768 Percentage change | -84.2% |
| 1995 | 1.96 Percentage change | +189.5% |
| 1996 | 5.14 Percentage change | +162.1% |
| 1997 | 1.38 Percentage change | -73.0% |
| 1998 | -0.7993 Percentage change | -157.7% |
| 1999 | 1.31 Percentage change | -263.7% |
| 2000 | 2.34 Percentage change | +79.2% |
| 2001 | -7.24 Percentage change | -408.9% |
| 2002 | 0.122 Percentage change | -101.7% |
| 2003 | -1.5 Percentage change | -1329.4% |
| 2004 | 3.68 Percentage change | -345.4% |
| 2005 | 6.17 Percentage change | +67.5% |
| 2006 | 2.19 Percentage change | -64.6% |
| 2007 | -0.623 Percentage change | -128.5% |
| 2008 | -1.91 Percentage change | +206.7% |
| 2009 | -2.78 Percentage change | +45.7% |
| 2010 | 4.43 Percentage change | -259.1% |
| 2011 | -0.3692 Percentage change | -108.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5472 Percentage change | -248.2% |
| 2013 | -1.19 Percentage change | -317.6% |
| 2014 | 4.32 Percentage change | -462.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5037 Percentage change | -88.3% |
| 2016 | 5.45 Percentage change | +982.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5312 Percentage change | -90.3% |
| 2018 | -0.4951 Percentage change | -193.2% |
| 2019 | 2.97 Percentage change | -700.6% |
| 2020 | -1.26 Percentage change | -142.4% |
| 2021 | -8.14 Percentage change | +544.8% |
| 2022 | -4.67 Percentage change | -42.6% |
| 2023 | -7.71 Percentage change | +65.1% |
| 2024 | -1.22 Percentage change | -84.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's -1.22 Percentage change is above the median for high income countries, which is -2.52 Percentage change, 48% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -1329.4% | 0.122 Percentage change | -1.5 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.41 Percentage change | -8.53 Percentage change | 3.52 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7817 Percentage change | -2.79 Percentage change | 5.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0441 Percentage change | -7.24 Percentage change | 6.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 Percentage change | -1.19 Percentage change | 5.45 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.6 Percentage change | -8.14 Percentage change | -1.22 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 39 Senegal -0.6365 Percentage change compare
- 40 Malaysia -0.6686 Percentage change compare
- 41 Eswatini -8.54 Percentage change compare
- 41 Mali -0.6902 Percentage change compare
- 43 Panama -1.31 Percentage change compare
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe -1.39 Percentage change compare
- 45 Iraq -1.69 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Canada?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Canada was -1.22 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 Percentage change in 2005.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.53 Percentage change in 1988.
- How does Canada rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Canada ranks 42nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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