Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Namibia
Namibia: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -26.2 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Namibia, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Namibia recorded -26.2 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 62.6% on the previous year and down 394.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Namibia peaked at 42.01 Percentage change in 2011 and was at its lowest, -26.2 Percentage change, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 163rd of 167 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -13.2 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -0.8977 Percentage change | -93.2% |
| 1983 | -9.33 Percentage change | +939.2% |
| 1984 | -4.05 Percentage change | -56.6% |
| 1985 | -10.2 Percentage change | +151.6% |
| 1986 | 8.1 Percentage change | -179.5% |
| 1987 | -9.8 Percentage change | -221.0% |
| 1988 | 2.06 Percentage change | -121.0% |
| 1989 | -7.06 Percentage change | -442.8% |
| 1990 | 8.98 Percentage change | -227.3% |
| 1991 | 10.46 Percentage change | +16.4% |
| 1992 | -16.07 Percentage change | -253.6% |
| 1993 | 2.73 Percentage change | -117.0% |
| 1994 | -7.91 Percentage change | -389.2% |
| 1995 | -8.19 Percentage change | +3.6% |
| 1996 | -14.32 Percentage change | +74.8% |
| 1997 | 6.59 Percentage change | -146.0% |
| 1998 | -7.92 Percentage change | -220.2% |
| 1999 | 1.6 Percentage change | -120.2% |
| 2000 | 2.41 Percentage change | +50.2% |
| 2001 | 13.51 Percentage change | +461.6% |
| 2002 | -1.4 Percentage change | -110.3% |
| 2003 | -3.21 Percentage change | +130.0% |
| 2004 | 7.51 Percentage change | -333.6% |
| 2005 | -3.92 Percentage change | -152.2% |
| 2006 | 23.83 Percentage change | -708.3% |
| 2007 | -18.51 Percentage change | -177.7% |
| 2008 | 19.4 Percentage change | -204.8% |
| 2009 | 9.19 Percentage change | -52.6% |
| 2010 | 19.59 Percentage change | +113.2% |
| 2011 | 42.01 Percentage change | +114.4% |
| 2012 | 9.31 Percentage change | -77.8% |
| 2013 | -14.78 Percentage change | -258.7% |
| 2014 | 8.9 Percentage change | -160.2% |
| 2015 | -20.13 Percentage change | -326.3% |
| 2016 | -11.89 Percentage change | -40.9% |
| 2017 | 11.72 Percentage change | -198.6% |
| 2018 | 1.94 Percentage change | -83.4% |
| 2019 | -23.39 Percentage change | -1303.2% |
| 2020 | 6.64 Percentage change | -128.4% |
| 2021 | 2.52 Percentage change | -62.0% |
| 2022 | -4.16 Percentage change | -264.8% |
| 2023 | -16.11 Percentage change | +287.5% |
| 2024 | -26.2 Percentage change | +62.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -26.2 Percentage change is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -5.84 Percentage change, 4.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -26.2 Percentage change is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8.73 Percentage change, 3.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.93 Percentage change | -13.2 Percentage change | 8.1 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.4 Percentage change | -16.07 Percentage change | 10.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 Percentage change | -18.51 Percentage change | 23.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 Percentage change | -23.39 Percentage change | 42.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.46 Percentage change | -26.2 Percentage change | 6.64 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 160 Guadeloupe -19.86 Percentage change compare
- 161 Central African Republic -21.11 Percentage change compare
- 162 Botswana -21.81 Percentage change compare
- 162 Melanesia -2.29 Percentage change compare
- 164 Barbados -31.2 Percentage change compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam -37.06 Percentage change compare
- 166 Hong Kong -38.11 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Namibia?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Namibia was -26.2 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.01 Percentage change in 2011.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.2 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Namibia ranks 163rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 394.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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