Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Samoa
Samoa: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 0.7346 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Samoa, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Samoa is 0.7346 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 678.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Samoa peaked at 5.54 Percentage change in 2007 and was at its lowest, -6.62 Percentage change, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 29th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.52 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -2.72 Percentage change | -208.0% |
| 1983 | -5.55 Percentage change | +103.8% |
| 1984 | 1.1 Percentage change | -119.8% |
| 1985 | 0.34 Percentage change | -69.0% |
| 1986 | -0.1886 Percentage change | -155.5% |
| 1987 | -5.02 Percentage change | +2562.9% |
| 1988 | 4.38 Percentage change | -187.2% |
| 1989 | -4.74 Percentage change | -208.3% |
| 1990 | -4.2 Percentage change | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0419 Percentage change | -101.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1453 Percentage change | +246.7% |
| 1993 | 3.26 Percentage change | +2144.5% |
| 1994 | 3.25 Percentage change | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.22 Percentage change | +30.0% |
| 1996 | -1.95 Percentage change | -146.1% |
| 1997 | -2.87 Percentage change | +47.4% |
| 1998 | -6.62 Percentage change | +130.6% |
| 1999 | -1.11 Percentage change | -83.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2578 Percentage change | -76.8% |
| 2001 | 1.46 Percentage change | -667.1% |
| 2002 | -0.4251 Percentage change | -129.1% |
| 2003 | 2.7 Percentage change | -735.5% |
| 2004 | -2.6 Percentage change | -196.3% |
| 2005 | 2.87 Percentage change | -210.3% |
| 2006 | 2.93 Percentage change | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.54 Percentage change | +89.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7082 Percentage change | -87.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3725 Percentage change | -47.4% |
| 2010 | 2.42 Percentage change | +549.2% |
| 2011 | -6.48 Percentage change | -367.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3717 Percentage change | -105.7% |
| 2013 | 3.09 Percentage change | +730.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0944 Percentage change | -96.9% |
| 2015 | -2.61 Percentage change | -2861.5% |
| 2016 | -2.13 Percentage change | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 3.47 Percentage change | -263.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8859 Percentage change | -74.5% |
| 2019 | 1.87 Percentage change | +111.4% |
| 2020 | 4.05 Percentage change | +116.2% |
| 2021 | -0.5636 Percentage change | -113.9% |
| 2022 | -0.9923 Percentage change | +76.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5829 Percentage change | -158.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7346 Percentage change | +26.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.7346 Percentage change is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.16 Percentage change. (43 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.7346 Percentage change is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -3.55 Percentage change. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -2861.5% | 0.0944 Percentage change | -2.61 Percentage change |
| 1987 | -2562.9% | -0.1886 Percentage change | -5.02 Percentage change |
| 1993 | +2144.5% | 0.1453 Percentage change | 3.26 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.1 Percentage change | -5.55 Percentage change | 4.38 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.5833 Percentage change | -6.62 Percentage change | 4.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 Percentage change | -2.6 Percentage change | 5.54 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0991 Percentage change | -6.48 Percentage change | 3.47 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7621 Percentage change | -0.9923 Percentage change | 4.05 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 26 Spain 1.05 Percentage change compare
- 27 Fiji -5.58 Percentage change compare
- 27 Nicaragua 0.9954 Percentage change compare
- 28 Vanuatu 0.8656 Percentage change compare
- 30 New Caledonia 0.4553 Percentage change compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 0.4193 Percentage change compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 0.4048 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 -2.51 % 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 Samoa?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Samoa was 0.7346 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 Percentage change in 2007.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.62 Percentage change in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Samoa ranks 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 678.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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