Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 0.4193 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands is 0.4193 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 52.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Solomon Islands peaked at 1.78 Percentage change in 2012 and was at its lowest, -4.35 Percentage change, in 1987.
Solomon Islands ranks 31st 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.6821 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -0.5116 Percentage change | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3767 Percentage change | -173.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7729 Percentage change | +105.2% |
| 1985 | 1.74 Percentage change | +125.2% |
| 1986 | -1.45 Percentage change | -183.2% |
| 1987 | -4.35 Percentage change | +200.1% |
| 1988 | 1.34 Percentage change | -130.7% |
| 1989 | -0.2247 Percentage change | -116.8% |
| 1990 | -0.217 Percentage change | -3.4% |
| 1991 | -0.6732 Percentage change | +210.2% |
| 1992 | -1.18 Percentage change | +75.1% |
| 1993 | -1.38 Percentage change | +16.7% |
| 1994 | -1.18 Percentage change | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1441 Percentage change | -112.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9761 Percentage change | +577.4% |
| 1997 | -4.35 Percentage change | -545.4% |
| 1998 | -1.25 Percentage change | -71.2% |
| 1999 | 1.22 Percentage change | -197.7% |
| 2000 | 1.17 Percentage change | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6339 Percentage change | -45.9% |
| 2002 | 1.11 Percentage change | +75.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0729 Percentage change | -93.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6 Percentage change | +2098.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2602 Percentage change | -83.8% |
| 2006 | 1.66 Percentage change | +538.9% |
| 2007 | 1.08 Percentage change | -35.2% |
| 2008 | 1.18 Percentage change | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.13 Percentage change | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9641 Percentage change | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4049 Percentage change | -58.0% |
| 2012 | 1.78 Percentage change | +338.7% |
| 2013 | 1.15 Percentage change | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5082 Percentage change | -55.6% |
| 2015 | -1.01 Percentage change | -299.5% |
| 2016 | -0.2012 Percentage change | -80.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9107 Percentage change | -552.6% |
| 2018 | 1.01 Percentage change | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8744 Percentage change | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8432 Percentage change | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9041 Percentage change | +7.2% |
| 2022 | -0.9734 Percentage change | -207.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8762 Percentage change | -190.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4193 Percentage change | -52.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.4193 Percentage change is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -5.84 Percentage change. (40 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.4193 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 Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2098.0% | 0.0729 Percentage change | 1.6 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.3322 Percentage change | -4.35 Percentage change | 1.74 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.788 Percentage change | -4.35 Percentage change | 1.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9905 Percentage change | 0.0729 Percentage change | 1.66 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6381 Percentage change | -1.01 Percentage change | 1.78 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4139 Percentage change | -0.9734 Percentage change | 0.9041 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 28 Vanuatu 0.8656 Percentage change compare
- 29 Samoa 0.7346 Percentage change compare
- 30 New Caledonia 0.4553 Percentage change compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 0.4048 Percentage change compare
- 33 Germany 0.2544 Percentage change compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea -7.05 Percentage change compare
- 34 Gambia 0.1836 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % 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 0.3636 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Solomon Islands was 0.4193 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 Percentage change in 2012.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.35 Percentage change in 1987.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Solomon Islands ranks 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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