Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Senegal
Senegal: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -0.6365 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Senegal, 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 Senegal is -0.6365 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 88.4% on the previous year and up 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Senegal peaked at 8.98 Percentage change in 1989 and was at its lowest, -7.75 Percentage change, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 39th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.65 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -0.5915 Percentage change | -122.3% |
| 1983 | -5.04 Percentage change | +751.7% |
| 1984 | -4.44 Percentage change | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 4.64 Percentage change | -204.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6133 Percentage change | -86.8% |
| 1987 | 1.24 Percentage change | +102.1% |
| 1988 | 2.96 Percentage change | +138.8% |
| 1989 | 8.98 Percentage change | +203.4% |
| 1990 | -0.6351 Percentage change | -107.1% |
| 1991 | -1.2 Percentage change | +89.1% |
| 1992 | -4.3 Percentage change | +258.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5572 Percentage change | -112.9% |
| 1994 | 4.73 Percentage change | +749.6% |
| 1995 | 3.29 Percentage change | -30.5% |
| 1996 | -0.6611 Percentage change | -120.1% |
| 1997 | -1.93 Percentage change | +191.8% |
| 1998 | -7.75 Percentage change | +302.0% |
| 1999 | 5.06 Percentage change | -165.3% |
| 2000 | 3.99 Percentage change | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8313 Percentage change | -79.2% |
| 2002 | -5.88 Percentage change | -807.4% |
| 2003 | 3.3 Percentage change | -156.1% |
| 2004 | -5.99 Percentage change | -281.6% |
| 2005 | -2.58 Percentage change | -56.9% |
| 2006 | -5.37 Percentage change | +108.2% |
| 2007 | -6.15 Percentage change | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 4.37 Percentage change | -171.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7 Percentage change | -61.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6 Percentage change | +111.4% |
| 2011 | -5.64 Percentage change | -256.5% |
| 2012 | 6.24 Percentage change | -210.6% |
| 2013 | 0.772 Percentage change | -87.6% |
| 2014 | -6.27 Percentage change | -912.1% |
| 2015 | 3.23 Percentage change | -151.5% |
| 2016 | -2.26 Percentage change | -170.1% |
| 2017 | -5.39 Percentage change | +138.3% |
| 2018 | -5.33 Percentage change | -1.3% |
| 2019 | -6.66 Percentage change | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7 Percentage change | -140.6% |
| 2021 | -5.8 Percentage change | -314.6% |
| 2022 | 4.36 Percentage change | -175.2% |
| 2023 | -5.49 Percentage change | -225.8% |
| 2024 | -0.6365 Percentage change | -88.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -0.6365 Percentage change is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -5.84 Percentage change, 11% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -0.6365 Percentage change is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8.73 Percentage change, 7% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.22 Percentage change | -5.04 Percentage change | 8.98 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.2837 Percentage change | -7.75 Percentage change | 5.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.18 Percentage change | -6.15 Percentage change | 4.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.77 Percentage change | -6.66 Percentage change | 6.24 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9716 Percentage change | -5.8 Percentage change | 4.36 Percentage change | 5 |
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More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % 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 Senegal?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Senegal was -0.6365 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 Percentage change in 1989.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.75 Percentage change in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Senegal ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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