Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Comoros
Comoros: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -2.28 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Comoros, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Comoros recorded -2.28 Percentage change for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
That represents a change of up 70.7% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Comoros peaked at 7.8 Percentage change in 2006 and was at its lowest, -9.13 Percentage change, in 2022.
That places Comoros 58th out of 167 countries 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.17 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 6.24 Percentage change | +49.6% |
| 1983 | 4.91 Percentage change | -21.3% |
| 1984 | 1.04 Percentage change | -78.7% |
| 1985 | 5.08 Percentage change | +386.2% |
| 1986 | 3.54 Percentage change | -30.4% |
| 1987 | -2.44 Percentage change | -169.0% |
| 1988 | 2.51 Percentage change | -202.9% |
| 1989 | 6.66 Percentage change | +165.3% |
| 1990 | -0.9867 Percentage change | -114.8% |
| 1991 | 6.85 Percentage change | -793.8% |
| 1992 | -6.87 Percentage change | -200.3% |
| 1993 | -2.35 Percentage change | -65.7% |
| 1994 | -0.1006 Percentage change | -95.7% |
| 1995 | -2.42 Percentage change | +2305.0% |
| 1996 | -1.15 Percentage change | -52.4% |
| 1997 | -8.59 Percentage change | +646.1% |
| 1998 | -3.3 Percentage change | -61.5% |
| 1999 | -3.48 Percentage change | +5.4% |
| 2000 | -6.84 Percentage change | +96.4% |
| 2001 | -4.41 Percentage change | -35.5% |
| 2002 | 1.78 Percentage change | -140.5% |
| 2003 | -4.98 Percentage change | -379.4% |
| 2004 | 4.8 Percentage change | -196.3% |
| 2005 | -2.73 Percentage change | -156.8% |
| 2006 | 7.8 Percentage change | -386.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2278 Percentage change | -97.1% |
| 2008 | 0.618 Percentage change | +171.3% |
| 2009 | -0.7969 Percentage change | -229.0% |
| 2010 | -4.78 Percentage change | +500.0% |
| 2011 | 4.93 Percentage change | -203.0% |
| 2012 | 4.88 Percentage change | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.55 Percentage change | -47.7% |
| 2014 | -7.17 Percentage change | -380.6% |
| 2015 | -6.37 Percentage change | -11.1% |
| 2016 | -5.09 Percentage change | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 2.75 Percentage change | -154.0% |
| 2018 | -2.75 Percentage change | -200.1% |
| 2019 | 1.54 Percentage change | -156.1% |
| 2020 | -2.61 Percentage change | -269.2% |
| 2021 | -3.77 Percentage change | +44.2% |
| 2022 | -9.13 Percentage change | +142.4% |
| 2023 | -7.79 Percentage change | -14.8% |
| 2024 | -2.28 Percentage change | -70.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's -2.28 Percentage change is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -5.84 Percentage change, 39% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Comoros's -2.28 Percentage change is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8.73 Percentage change, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Comoros 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -2305.0% | -0.1006 Percentage change | -2.42 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.52 Percentage change | -2.44 Percentage change | 6.66 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.24 Percentage change | -8.59 Percentage change | 6.85 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.453 Percentage change | -6.84 Percentage change | 7.8 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9502 Percentage change | -7.17 Percentage change | 4.93 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.12 Percentage change | -9.13 Percentage change | -2.28 Percentage change | 5 |
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More environment data for Comoros
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.264 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.33 % 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 % 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 Comoros?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Comoros was -2.28 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 Percentage change in 2006.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.13 Percentage change in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Comoros ranks 58th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros 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