Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Botswana
Botswana: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -22.05 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Botswana, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Botswana is -22.05 Percentage change, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.4% on the previous year and down 259.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Botswana peaked at 28.21 Percentage change in 2000 and was at its lowest, -22.05 Percentage change, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 187th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.77 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -2.86 Percentage change | -142.3% |
| 1983 | -5.15 Percentage change | +80.1% |
| 1984 | -9.06 Percentage change | +75.8% |
| 1985 | -8.26 Percentage change | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9495 Percentage change | -111.5% |
| 1987 | -11.02 Percentage change | -1260.9% |
| 1988 | 10.09 Percentage change | -191.5% |
| 1989 | 5.73 Percentage change | -43.2% |
| 1990 | -5.22 Percentage change | -191.2% |
| 1991 | 6.91 Percentage change | -232.2% |
| 1992 | -18.31 Percentage change | -365.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3439 Percentage change | -101.9% |
| 1994 | -9.35 Percentage change | -2819.2% |
| 1995 | -2.63 Percentage change | -71.9% |
| 1996 | 2.79 Percentage change | -206.2% |
| 1997 | 6.01 Percentage change | +115.3% |
| 1998 | -5.06 Percentage change | -184.1% |
| 1999 | -3.78 Percentage change | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 28.21 Percentage change | -846.3% |
| 2001 | 16.5 Percentage change | -41.5% |
| 2002 | -13.32 Percentage change | -180.8% |
| 2003 | -14.23 Percentage change | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 4.91 Percentage change | -134.5% |
| 2005 | -7.56 Percentage change | -253.9% |
| 2006 | 20.67 Percentage change | -373.4% |
| 2007 | -11.12 Percentage change | -153.8% |
| 2008 | -1.78 Percentage change | -84.0% |
| 2009 | 10.18 Percentage change | -672.1% |
| 2010 | 8.67 Percentage change | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 10.42 Percentage change | +20.1% |
| 2012 | -7 Percentage change | -167.2% |
| 2013 | -12.09 Percentage change | +72.7% |
| 2014 | 13.84 Percentage change | -214.4% |
| 2015 | -15.39 Percentage change | -211.2% |
| 2016 | -5.96 Percentage change | -61.3% |
| 2017 | 17.7 Percentage change | -396.9% |
| 2018 | -5.49 Percentage change | -131.0% |
| 2019 | -14.69 Percentage change | +167.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4194 Percentage change | -102.9% |
| 2021 | 12.24 Percentage change | +2818.9% |
| 2022 | 4.26 Percentage change | -65.2% |
| 2023 | -12.5 Percentage change | -393.1% |
| 2024 | -22.05 Percentage change | +76.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -22.05 Percentage change is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.81 Percentage change, 5.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's -22.05 Percentage change is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -6.75 Percentage change, 3.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2818.9% | 0.4194 Percentage change | 12.24 Percentage change |
| 1994 | -2819.2% | 0.3439 Percentage change | -9.35 Percentage change |
| 1987 | -1260.9% | 0.9495 Percentage change | -11.02 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.42 Percentage change | -11.02 Percentage change | 10.09 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.83 Percentage change | -18.31 Percentage change | 6.91 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.24 Percentage change | -14.23 Percentage change | 28.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9986 Percentage change | -15.39 Percentage change | 17.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.52 Percentage change | -22.05 Percentage change | 12.24 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % 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 0.3323 % 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 — land soil moisture anomaly in Botswana?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Botswana was -22.05 Percentage change in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.21 Percentage change in 2000.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.05 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Botswana ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 259.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Exposure to drought — Land 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