Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Mexico
Mexico: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -16.64 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Mexico, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Mexico recorded -16.64 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 107.1% on the previous year and down 296.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Mexico peaked at 18.81 Percentage change in 1992 and was at its lowest, -16.64 Percentage change, in 2024.
That places Mexico 155th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.5 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -6.34 Percentage change | -155.1% |
| 1983 | -6.14 Percentage change | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.23 Percentage change | -120.1% |
| 1985 | 7.95 Percentage change | +544.6% |
| 1986 | 6.15 Percentage change | -22.6% |
| 1987 | -9.1 Percentage change | -248.0% |
| 1988 | -9.71 Percentage change | +6.7% |
| 1989 | -2.15 Percentage change | -77.8% |
| 1990 | 10.92 Percentage change | -607.0% |
| 1991 | 4.95 Percentage change | -54.7% |
| 1992 | 18.81 Percentage change | +279.8% |
| 1993 | -3.21 Percentage change | -117.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6921 Percentage change | -121.6% |
| 1995 | 3.66 Percentage change | +429.1% |
| 1996 | -2.07 Percentage change | -156.6% |
| 1997 | 3.18 Percentage change | -253.5% |
| 1998 | -7.4 Percentage change | -332.3% |
| 1999 | -11.41 Percentage change | +54.3% |
| 2000 | -6.54 Percentage change | -42.7% |
| 2001 | 2 Percentage change | -130.6% |
| 2002 | 2.18 Percentage change | +9.0% |
| 2003 | -2.76 Percentage change | -226.5% |
| 2004 | -1.55 Percentage change | -43.8% |
| 2005 | -9.06 Percentage change | +484.1% |
| 2006 | 5.87 Percentage change | -164.8% |
| 2007 | 3.46 Percentage change | -41.0% |
| 2008 | -2.8 Percentage change | -180.8% |
| 2009 | -3.39 Percentage change | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 Percentage change | -131.6% |
| 2011 | -12.44 Percentage change | -1263.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3106 Percentage change | -102.5% |
| 2013 | 5.08 Percentage change | +1535.4% |
| 2014 | 8.47 Percentage change | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 17.35 Percentage change | +104.8% |
| 2016 | 11.57 Percentage change | -33.3% |
| 2017 | -4.27 Percentage change | -136.9% |
| 2018 | 12.16 Percentage change | -385.0% |
| 2019 | -0.7174 Percentage change | -105.9% |
| 2020 | -9.69 Percentage change | +1250.2% |
| 2021 | -1.26 Percentage change | -87.0% |
| 2022 | -8.34 Percentage change | +560.3% |
| 2023 | -8.04 Percentage change | -3.7% |
| 2024 | -16.64 Percentage change | +107.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -16.64 Percentage change is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.16 Percentage change, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mexico's -16.64 Percentage change is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -3.81 Percentage change, 4.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1535.4% | 0.3106 Percentage change | 5.08 Percentage change |
| 2011 | -1263.7% | 1.07 Percentage change | -12.44 Percentage change |
| 2020 | -1250.2% | -0.7174 Percentage change | -9.69 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.735 Percentage change | -9.71 Percentage change | 11.5 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.81 Percentage change | -11.41 Percentage change | 18.81 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.26 Percentage change | -9.06 Percentage change | 5.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 Percentage change | -12.44 Percentage change | 17.35 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.79 Percentage change | -16.64 Percentage change | -1.26 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Mexico?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Mexico was -16.64 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.81 Percentage change in 1992.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.64 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Mexico ranks 155th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 296.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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