Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.34 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Cabo Verde, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2024, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Cabo Verde stood at 1.34 Percentage change.
The figure is down 72.1% on the previous year and up 145.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Cabo Verde peaked at 16.86 Percentage change in 2015 and was at its lowest, -13.41 Percentage change, in 2017.
Cabo Verde ranks 132nd of 730 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | -2.23 Percentage change | -12.85 Percentage change | 6.76 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.79 Percentage change | -11.48 Percentage change | 15.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.12 Percentage change | -7.42 Percentage change | 13.77 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 Percentage change | -13.41 Percentage change | 16.86 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 Percentage change | -3.08 Percentage change | 4.82 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
- 129 Dominica -0.8585 Percentage change compare
- 130 Saint Lucia -0.9119 Percentage change compare
- 131 Georgia -1.03 Percentage change compare
- 132 China -1.05 Percentage change compare
- 133 Panama -1.05 Percentage change compare
- 134 Heard Island and McDonald Islands -1.14 Percentage change compare
- 135 OECD -1.2 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Cabo Verde
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.65 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.422 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 72.43 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 18.59 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Cabo Verde?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Cabo Verde was 1.34 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 Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 16.86 Percentage change in 2015.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.41 Percentage change in 2017.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Cabo Verde ranks 132nd out of 730 groups with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cabo Verde 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