Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly by country
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...
Countries reporting
234
Highest
55.57 Percentage change
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
-52.95 Percentage change
Western Sahara
Median
0.1009 Percentage change
Years covered
44
1981–2024
Data points
43,076
What the numbers show
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 55.57 Percentage change in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is -52.95 Percentage change in Western Sahara.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1009 Percentage change, and the mean is -1.73 Percentage change.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 132 fell. The largest increase was in Hokkaido (up 43,158.5%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 33,776.0%).
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 55.57 Percentage change | 2024 | up 322.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Oman | 37.43 Percentage change | 2024 | up 203.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Niger | 23.95 Percentage change | 2024 | up 741.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Cayman Islands | 14.93 Percentage change | 2024 | up 407.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.91 Percentage change | 2024 | up 632.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Bahrain | 10.46 Percentage change | 2024 | up 146.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Montserrat | 10.06 Percentage change | 2024 | up 2,451.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Centre - Val de Loire | 9.35 Percentage change | 2024 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Pays de la Loire | 8.97 Percentage change | 2024 | up 194.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.26 Percentage change | 2024 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 7.66 Percentage change | 2024 | up 1,246.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Monaco | 7.65 Percentage change | 2024 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Hauts-de-France | 7.49 Percentage change | 2024 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 7.25 Percentage change | 2024 | up 381.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Denmark | 6.92 Percentage change | 2024 | up 1,941.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.9 Percentage change | 2024 | up 205.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 6.83 Percentage change | 2024 | up 443.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 6.77 Percentage change | 2024 | up 675.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Normandy | 5.97 Percentage change | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Grand Est | 5.88 Percentage change | 2024 | up 913.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 5.6 Percentage change | 2024 | up 189.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 5.49 Percentage change | 2024 | up 300.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 5.43 Percentage change | 2024 | up 1,030.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 5.3 Percentage change | 2024 | up 4,165.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Faroe Islands | 5.29 Percentage change | 2024 | up 273.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Palau | 4.9 Percentage change | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Réunion | 4.75 Percentage change | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 28 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 4.66 Percentage change | 2024 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Schleswig-Holstein | 4.66 Percentage change | 2024 | up 419.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Brittany | 4.38 Percentage change | 2024 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Isle of Man | 4.16 Percentage change | 2024 | up 1,222.7% | volatile |
| 32 | France | 4.16 Percentage change | 2024 | up 277.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 4.11 Percentage change | 2024 | up 397.4% | volatile |
| 34 | India | 4.04 Percentage change | 2024 | up 668.7% | volatile |
| 35 | South East England | 3.87 Percentage change | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Chad | 3.78 Percentage change | 2024 | up 170.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.78 Percentage change | 2024 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Greater London | 3.64 Percentage change | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.52 Percentage change | 2024 | up 612.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Occitanie | 3.47 Percentage change | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 41 | North West England | 3.43 Percentage change | 2024 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Uruguay | 3.41 Percentage change | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 43 | West Midlands | 3.36 Percentage change | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 44 | San Marino | 3.33 Percentage change | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 45 | South West England | 3.24 Percentage change | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Corsica (region, level 2) | 3.17 Percentage change | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 3.07 Percentage change | 2024 | up 1,568.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Wales | 2.97 Percentage change | 2024 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 2.93 Percentage change | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Australia | 2.91 Percentage change | 2024 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 51 | El Salvador | 2.89 Percentage change | 2024 | up 226.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Barbados | 2.81 Percentage change | 2024 | up 152.0% | volatile |
| 53 | North East England | 2.8 Percentage change | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Andorra | 2.7 Percentage change | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 2.61 Percentage change | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Iceland | 2.52 Percentage change | 2024 | up 331.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.48 Percentage change | 2024 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 58 | United Kingdom | 2.35 Percentage change | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bahamas | 2.27 Percentage change | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.26 Percentage change | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Haiti | 2.16 Percentage change | 2024 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 62 | East Midlands | 2.13 Percentage change | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 2.13 Percentage change | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Gambia | 2.1 Percentage change | 2024 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 65 | East of England | 2.02 Percentage change | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.87 Percentage change | 2024 | up 134.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Norway | 1.83 Percentage change | 2024 | up 290.0% | volatile |
| 68 | New Caledonia | 1.79 Percentage change | 2024 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 1.79 Percentage change | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Pakistan | 1.76 Percentage change | 2024 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Scotland | 1.67 Percentage change | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 1.65 Percentage change | 2024 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Comoros | 1.61 Percentage change | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Germany | 1.58 Percentage change | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Martinique | 1.51 Percentage change | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Thuringia | 1.33 Percentage change | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 1.3 Percentage change | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Sweden | 1.3 Percentage change | 2024 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 1.27 Percentage change | 2024 | up 275.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Portugal | 1.25 Percentage change | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Hokkaido | 1.23 Percentage change | 2024 | up 43,158.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 1.16 Percentage change | 2024 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 1.15 Percentage change | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 1.13 Percentage change | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 1.11 Percentage change | 2024 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 1.09 Percentage change | 2024 | up 428.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Northern Ireland | 1.09 Percentage change | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Spain | 1.05 Percentage change | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Singapore | 0.8327 Percentage change | 2024 | up 113.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Kyushu, Okinawa | 0.8205 Percentage change | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Samoa | 0.7823 Percentage change | 2024 | up 1,195.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Italy | 0.775 Percentage change | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Switzerland | 0.7024 Percentage change | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Greenland | 0.6762 Percentage change | 2024 | up 685.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 0.6756 Percentage change | 2024 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Malaysia | 0.5975 Percentage change | 2024 | up 171.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Northern-Kanto, Koshin | 0.5856 Percentage change | 2024 | up 289.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Hokuriku | 0.5593 Percentage change | 2024 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Japan | 0.5479 Percentage change | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Guadeloupe | 0.5374 Percentage change | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Finland | 0.477 Percentage change | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Ireland | 0.4654 Percentage change | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Austria | 0.4412 Percentage change | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Czechia | 0.4394 Percentage change | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Kansai region | 0.4221 Percentage change | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 0.4213 Percentage change | 2024 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Mali | 0.4114 Percentage change | 2024 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Grenada | 0.4007 Percentage change | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Mongolia | 0.3844 Percentage change | 2024 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Armenia | 0.3575 Percentage change | 2024 | up 142.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Tohoku | 0.3198 Percentage change | 2024 | up 383.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 0.3027 Percentage change | 2024 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Indonesia | 0.2885 Percentage change | 2024 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Southern-Kanto | 0.2717 Percentage change | 2024 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Jersey | 0.2705 Percentage change | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 116 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0.2512 Percentage change | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Chugoku | 0.1114 Percentage change | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Toukai | 0.0904 Percentage change | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Shikoku | -0.0159 Percentage change | 2024 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Canada | -0.2278 Percentage change | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Holy See | -0.3239 Percentage change | 2024 | down 108.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | -0.4173 Percentage change | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Mayotte | -0.4497 Percentage change | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Honduras | -0.4768 Percentage change | 2024 | down 245.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Advanced economies | -0.5138 Percentage change | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Saxony-Anhalt | -0.6046 Percentage change | 2024 | down 125.2% | volatile |
| 127 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | -0.6273 Percentage change | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Senegal | -0.8177 Percentage change | 2024 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Dominica | -0.8585 Percentage change | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | -0.9119 Percentage change | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Georgia | -1.03 Percentage change | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 132 | China | -1.05 Percentage change | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Panama | -1.05 Percentage change | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | -1.14 Percentage change | 2024 | down 148.8% | volatile |
| 135 | OECD | -1.2 Percentage change | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Bhutan | -1.35 Percentage change | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Cyprus | -1.43 Percentage change | 2024 | down 124.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Chinese Taipei | -1.47 Percentage change | 2024 | down 313.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | -1.5 Percentage change | 2024 | down 117.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Qatar | -1.57 Percentage change | 2024 | down 246.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Chile | -1.74 Percentage change | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | -1.79 Percentage change | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Myanmar | -1.9 Percentage change | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Kosovo | -2.28 Percentage change | 2024 | down 137.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Burundi | -2.31 Percentage change | 2024 | down 243.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Philippines | -2.37 Percentage change | 2024 | down 192.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.4 Percentage change | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Russian Federation | -2.48 Percentage change | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 149 | New Zealand | -2.56 Percentage change | 2024 | down 277.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Montenegro | -2.6 Percentage change | 2024 | down 133.7% | volatile |
| 151 | French Guiana | -2.64 Percentage change | 2024 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Saxony | -2.81 Percentage change | 2024 | down 421.1% | volatile |
| 153 | United States of America | -2.91 Percentage change | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Nepal | -2.95 Percentage change | 2024 | down 245.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Kenya | -2.97 Percentage change | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 156 | North Macedonia | -3.03 Percentage change | 2024 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Hong Kong (China) | -3.05 Percentage change | 2024 | down 634.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | -3.19 Percentage change | 2024 | down 171.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.56 Percentage change | 2024 | down 2,728.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Rwanda | -3.77 Percentage change | 2024 | down 516.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.81 Percentage change | 2024 | down 157.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Thailand | -3.92 Percentage change | 2024 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Cambodia | -3.93 Percentage change | 2024 | down 212.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Bangladesh | -3.96 Percentage change | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Lebanon | -4.17 Percentage change | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Hungary | -4.21 Percentage change | 2024 | down 166.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Belize | -4.41 Percentage change | 2024 | down 216.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Iraq | -4.44 Percentage change | 2024 | down 122.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Eritrea | -4.64 Percentage change | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Guatemala | -4.69 Percentage change | 2024 | down 358.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Colombia | -5.16 Percentage change | 2024 | down 287.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -5.18 Percentage change | 2024 | down 288.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Guam | -5.18 Percentage change | 2024 | down 179.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Suriname | -5.34 Percentage change | 2024 | down 2,769.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Ecuador | -5.36 Percentage change | 2024 | down 1,435.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Gabon | -5.65 Percentage change | 2024 | down 220.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Angola | -5.94 Percentage change | 2024 | down 3,393.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Nigeria | -6.18 Percentage change | 2024 | down 384.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Mexico | -6.18 Percentage change | 2024 | down 195.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Greece | -6.19 Percentage change | 2024 | down 189.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Belarus | -6.24 Percentage change | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Malawi | -6.46 Percentage change | 2024 | down 145.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Macau (China) | -6.55 Percentage change | 2024 | down 486.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Peru | -6.71 Percentage change | 2024 | down 7,772.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Sudan | -7.05 Percentage change | 2024 | down 349.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Northern Mariana Islands | -7.21 Percentage change | 2024 | down 163.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Serbia | -7.32 Percentage change | 2024 | down 182.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Uganda | -7.39 Percentage change | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Uzbekistan | -7.5 Percentage change | 2024 | down 383.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -7.54 Percentage change | 2024 | down 161.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Guinea | -7.63 Percentage change | 2024 | down 1,757.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Bulgaria | -7.74 Percentage change | 2024 | down 182.9% | volatile |
| 193 | French Polynesia | -7.88 Percentage change | 2024 | down 975.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Liberia | -7.89 Percentage change | 2024 | down 1,067.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -7.92 Percentage change | 2024 | down 199.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Benin | -8.07 Percentage change | 2024 | down 647.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Saudi Arabia | -8.23 Percentage change | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Kuwait | -8.47 Percentage change | 2024 | down 137.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Malta | -8.76 Percentage change | 2024 | down 723.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Sierra Leone | -8.8 Percentage change | 2024 | down 7,459.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Guyana | -8.87 Percentage change | 2024 | down 934.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Romania | -8.96 Percentage change | 2024 | down 839.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Palestine, State of | -9.03 Percentage change | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 204 | Yemen | -9.27 Percentage change | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Togo | -9.49 Percentage change | 2024 | down 705.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Côte d’Ivoire | -9.56 Percentage change | 2024 | down 4,130.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Brazil | -9.66 Percentage change | 2024 | down 287.8% | volatile |
| 208 | Somalia | -9.78 Percentage change | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Ghana | -9.82 Percentage change | 2024 | down 7,000.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Cameroon | -9.91 Percentage change | 2024 | down 917.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Israel | -10.31 Percentage change | 2024 | down 164.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Mozambique | -10.35 Percentage change | 2024 | down 432.8% | volatile |
| 213 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -10.77 Percentage change | 2024 | down 969.5% | volatile |
| 214 | Argentina | -10.81 Percentage change | 2024 | down 1,686.3% | volatile |
| 215 | Ukraine | -10.91 Percentage change | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 216 | Zambia | -11.37 Percentage change | 2024 | down 33,776.0% | volatile |
| 217 | South Africa | -11.78 Percentage change | 2024 | down 114.9% | volatile |
| 218 | Congo | -12.63 Percentage change | 2024 | down 295.7% | volatile |
| 219 | Djibouti | -12.75 Percentage change | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 220 | Tunisia | -12.84 Percentage change | 2024 | down 107.5% | volatile |
| 221 | Egypt | -15.49 Percentage change | 2024 | down 1,215.9% | volatile |
| 222 | South Sudan | -16.51 Percentage change | 2024 | down 197.3% | volatile |
| 223 | Zimbabwe | -17.12 Percentage change | 2024 | down 550.5% | volatile |
| 224 | Paraguay | -17.44 Percentage change | 2024 | down 1,568.2% | volatile |
| 225 | Morocco | -18.2 Percentage change | 2024 | down 333.8% | volatile |
| 226 | Central African Republic | -18.25 Percentage change | 2024 | down 254.4% | volatile |
| 227 | Aruba | -21.24 Percentage change | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 228 | Botswana | -22.05 Percentage change | 2024 | down 259.3% | volatile |
| 229 | Turkmenistan | -22.29 Percentage change | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 230 | Algeria | -25.07 Percentage change | 2024 | down 571.9% | volatile |
| 231 | Jordan | -28.96 Percentage change | 2024 | down 2,754.7% | volatile |
| 232 | Namibia | -29.91 Percentage change | 2024 | down 423.6% | volatile |
| 233 | Libya | -33.47 Percentage change | 2024 | down 160.3% | volatile |
| 234 | Western Sahara | -52.95 Percentage change | 2024 | down 209.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Netherlands 6.6 Percentage change
- Korea 2.83 Percentage change
- Fiji 0.8198 Percentage change
- Slovenia -0.3483 Percentage change
- Slovak Republic -1.28 Percentage change
- Croatia -2.78 Percentage change
- Lithuania -3.84 Percentage change
- Ethiopia -4.52 Percentage change
- Equatorial Guinea -5.19 Percentage change
- Eswatini -5.89 Percentage change
- Poland -5.96 Percentage change
- Madagascar -6.98 Percentage change
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