Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Canada
Canada: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -0.2278 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Canada, 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 Canada is -0.2278 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 93.6% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Canada peaked at 2.33 Percentage change in 1986 and was at its lowest, -3.56 Percentage change, in 2023.
That places Canada 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Canada, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.292 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 0.3386 Percentage change | -216.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3981 Percentage change | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7237 Percentage change | +81.8% |
| 1985 | 1.4 Percentage change | +93.3% |
| 1986 | 2.33 Percentage change | +66.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4042 Percentage change | -82.7% |
| 1988 | -0.778 Percentage change | -292.4% |
| 1989 | -2.51 Percentage change | +222.5% |
| 1990 | -2.06 Percentage change | -17.7% |
| 1991 | -0.6541 Percentage change | -68.3% |
| 1992 | -1.2 Percentage change | +82.8% |
| 1993 | -0.3725 Percentage change | -68.8% |
| 1994 | -1.42 Percentage change | +282.4% |
| 1995 | -0.344 Percentage change | -75.9% |
| 1996 | 1.17 Percentage change | -440.2% |
| 1997 | 1.26 Percentage change | +7.4% |
| 1998 | -1.3 Percentage change | -203.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2302 Percentage change | -117.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4694 Percentage change | +104.0% |
| 2001 | -0.519 Percentage change | -210.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 Percentage change | -294.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7542 Percentage change | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 1.19 Percentage change | +57.5% |
| 2005 | 2 Percentage change | +68.4% |
| 2006 | -1.02 Percentage change | -151.1% |
| 2007 | -1.17 Percentage change | +14.6% |
| 2008 | -0.36 Percentage change | -69.2% |
| 2009 | 0.339 Percentage change | -194.2% |
| 2010 | -0.0135 Percentage change | -104.0% |
| 2011 | -1.31 Percentage change | +9566.8% |
| 2012 | -0.7776 Percentage change | -40.6% |
| 2013 | -1.37 Percentage change | +75.9% |
| 2014 | -0.3782 Percentage change | -72.4% |
| 2015 | 0.327 Percentage change | -186.5% |
| 2016 | 1.53 Percentage change | +367.1% |
| 2017 | -0.3478 Percentage change | -122.8% |
| 2018 | -0.2821 Percentage change | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 1.54 Percentage change | -645.0% |
| 2020 | 1.16 Percentage change | -24.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0601 Percentage change | -105.2% |
| 2022 | -1.86 Percentage change | +3001.4% |
| 2023 | -3.56 Percentage change | +91.3% |
| 2024 | -0.2278 Percentage change | -93.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's -0.2278 Percentage change is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 Percentage change. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -9566.8% | -0.0135 Percentage change | -1.31 Percentage change |
| 2022 | -3001.4% | -0.0601 Percentage change | -1.86 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2242 Percentage change | -2.51 Percentage change | 2.33 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.4692 Percentage change | -2.06 Percentage change | 1.26 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2687 Percentage change | -1.17 Percentage change | 2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1083 Percentage change | -1.37 Percentage change | 1.54 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9108 Percentage change | -3.56 Percentage change | 1.16 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 79 Indonesia 0.2885 Percentage change compare
- 80 Jersey 0.2705 Percentage change compare
- 81 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.2512 Percentage change compare
- 83 Holy See -0.3239 Percentage change compare
- 84 Costa Rica -0.4173 Percentage change compare
- 85 Mayotte -0.4497 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Canada?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Canada was -0.2278 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 Percentage change in 1986.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.56 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Canada ranks 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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