Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in World
World: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -4.52 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in World, 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 World is -4.52 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 150.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in World peaked at 2.61 Percentage change in 1985 and was at its lowest, -4.57 Percentage change, in 2023.
World ranks 246th of 711 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.06 Percentage change | 0.3855 Percentage change | 2.61 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7837 Percentage change | -0.3458 Percentage change | 1.85 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.67 Percentage change | -2.69 Percentage change | -0.2368 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.85 Percentage change | -2.92 Percentage change | -0.6764 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.73 Percentage change | -4.57 Percentage change | -2.97 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.9521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.5619 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0005 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in World?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in World was -4.52 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 Percentage change in 1985.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.57 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does World rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- World ranks 246th out of 711 groups with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 150.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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