Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Brazil
Brazil: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -9.66 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Brazil, 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 Brazil is -9.66 Percentage change, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 287.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Brazil peaked at 3.74 Percentage change in 1985 and was at its lowest, -9.66 Percentage change, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 166th 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.9429 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 1.3 Percentage change | -237.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5581 Percentage change | -57.0% |
| 1984 | 2.48 Percentage change | +345.0% |
| 1985 | 3.74 Percentage change | +50.6% |
| 1986 | 2.43 Percentage change | -35.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1827 Percentage change | -92.5% |
| 1988 | 0.456 Percentage change | +149.6% |
| 1989 | 3.7 Percentage change | +711.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8035 Percentage change | -78.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0593 Percentage change | -107.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5617 Percentage change | -1047.4% |
| 1993 | -0.295 Percentage change | -152.5% |
| 1994 | 1.06 Percentage change | -459.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3202 Percentage change | -69.8% |
| 1996 | 2.09 Percentage change | +552.6% |
| 1997 | -1.1 Percentage change | -152.7% |
| 1998 | -0.8502 Percentage change | -22.8% |
| 1999 | -0.2853 Percentage change | -66.4% |
| 2000 | 1.63 Percentage change | -671.6% |
| 2001 | -0.4475 Percentage change | -127.4% |
| 2002 | -2.24 Percentage change | +400.0% |
| 2003 | -1.62 Percentage change | -27.7% |
| 2004 | -0.8475 Percentage change | -47.6% |
| 2005 | -2.73 Percentage change | +222.0% |
| 2006 | -1.24 Percentage change | -54.6% |
| 2007 | -4.59 Percentage change | +270.7% |
| 2008 | -1.51 Percentage change | -67.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 Percentage change | -169.0% |
| 2010 | -3.6 Percentage change | -446.4% |
| 2011 | -1.24 Percentage change | -65.6% |
| 2012 | -4.41 Percentage change | +255.6% |
| 2013 | -0.7782 Percentage change | -82.3% |
| 2014 | -2.49 Percentage change | +220.1% |
| 2015 | -4.69 Percentage change | +88.2% |
| 2016 | -3.64 Percentage change | -22.4% |
| 2017 | -3.98 Percentage change | +9.3% |
| 2018 | -2.06 Percentage change | -48.3% |
| 2019 | -4.19 Percentage change | +103.6% |
| 2020 | -5.21 Percentage change | +24.3% |
| 2021 | -4.67 Percentage change | -10.3% |
| 2022 | -4.74 Percentage change | +1.4% |
| 2023 | -9.31 Percentage change | +96.6% |
| 2024 | -9.66 Percentage change | +3.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's -9.66 Percentage change is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.81 Percentage change, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Brazil's -9.66 Percentage change is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.8585 Percentage change, 11.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1047.4% | -0.0593 Percentage change | 0.5617 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.55 Percentage change | -0.9429 Percentage change | 3.74 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2243 Percentage change | -1.1 Percentage change | 2.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.25 Percentage change | -4.59 Percentage change | 1.63 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.11 Percentage change | -4.69 Percentage change | -0.7782 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.72 Percentage change | -9.66 Percentage change | -4.67 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 163 Yemen -9.27 Percentage change compare
- 164 Togo -9.49 Percentage change compare
- 165 Côte d’Ivoire -9.56 Percentage change compare
- 165 Melanesia 1.14 Percentage change compare
- 167 Somalia -9.78 Percentage change compare
- 168 Ghana -9.82 Percentage change compare
- 169 Cameroon -9.91 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Brazil?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Brazil was -9.66 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 Percentage change in 1985.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.66 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Brazil ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 287.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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