Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Gabon
Gabon: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -6.16 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Gabon, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Gabon recorded -6.16 Percentage change for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.1% on the previous year and down 280.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Gabon peaked at 4.48 Percentage change in 1984 and was at its lowest, -6.16 Percentage change, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 97th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -1.37 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -1.63 Percentage change | +19.0% |
| 1983 | -3.1 Percentage change | +90.1% |
| 1984 | 4.48 Percentage change | -244.4% |
| 1985 | -0.3996 Percentage change | -108.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2154 Percentage change | -46.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3112 Percentage change | -244.5% |
| 1988 | 3.46 Percentage change | +1013.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7307 Percentage change | -78.9% |
| 1990 | 1.17 Percentage change | +59.8% |
| 1991 | -0.9076 Percentage change | -177.7% |
| 1992 | -1.82 Percentage change | +100.1% |
| 1993 | 2.09 Percentage change | -215.2% |
| 1994 | 1.83 Percentage change | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9724 Percentage change | -46.9% |
| 1996 | -1.77 Percentage change | -282.1% |
| 1997 | -0.7564 Percentage change | -57.3% |
| 1998 | 2.64 Percentage change | -448.5% |
| 1999 | 4.28 Percentage change | +62.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4347 Percentage change | -89.8% |
| 2001 | -2.6 Percentage change | -697.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4557 Percentage change | -117.5% |
| 2003 | 2.53 Percentage change | +456.0% |
| 2004 | -0.7144 Percentage change | -128.2% |
| 2005 | -3.14 Percentage change | +339.7% |
| 2006 | -0.9975 Percentage change | -68.2% |
| 2007 | -0.2122 Percentage change | -78.7% |
| 2008 | -1.3 Percentage change | +513.7% |
| 2009 | -1.44 Percentage change | +10.8% |
| 2010 | -3 Percentage change | +108.1% |
| 2011 | -1.79 Percentage change | -40.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9983 Percentage change | -155.8% |
| 2013 | -2.02 Percentage change | -302.7% |
| 2014 | -1.62 Percentage change | -19.9% |
| 2015 | -3.14 Percentage change | +93.8% |
| 2016 | -1.04 Percentage change | -66.9% |
| 2017 | -0.143 Percentage change | -86.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1402 Percentage change | -198.1% |
| 2019 | 1.34 Percentage change | +853.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5137 Percentage change | -61.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7891 Percentage change | +53.6% |
| 2022 | -2.99 Percentage change | -478.7% |
| 2023 | -3.64 Percentage change | +21.8% |
| 2024 | -6.16 Percentage change | +69.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -6.16 Percentage change is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.16 Percentage change, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -6.16 Percentage change is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8.73 Percentage change, 71% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +1013.1% | 0.3112 Percentage change | 3.46 Percentage change |
| 2019 | +853.4% | 0.1402 Percentage change | 1.34 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2515 Percentage change | -3.1 Percentage change | 4.48 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7722 Percentage change | -1.82 Percentage change | 4.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6984 Percentage change | -3.14 Percentage change | 2.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.03 Percentage change | -3.14 Percentage change | 1.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.3 Percentage change | -6.16 Percentage change | 0.7891 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Gabon?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Gabon was -6.16 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 Percentage change in 1984.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.16 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Gabon ranks 97th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 280.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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