Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia
Colombia: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.16 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Colombia recorded -5.16 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 287.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia peaked at 2.26 Percentage change in 1999 and was at its lowest, -5.16 Percentage change, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 130th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4902 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 0.9491 Percentage change | +93.6% |
| 1983 | -0.4384 Percentage change | -146.2% |
| 1984 | 1.91 Percentage change | -534.9% |
| 1985 | -1.78 Percentage change | -193.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8033 Percentage change | -145.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9984 Percentage change | +24.3% |
| 1988 | -0.4648 Percentage change | -146.6% |
| 1989 | 0.604 Percentage change | -229.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7455 Percentage change | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1596 Percentage change | -78.6% |
| 1992 | -0.5017 Percentage change | -414.3% |
| 1993 | 1.65 Percentage change | -428.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4919 Percentage change | -70.1% |
| 1995 | -1.56 Percentage change | -416.6% |
| 1996 | 1.02 Percentage change | -165.5% |
| 1997 | -1.73 Percentage change | -269.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4384 Percentage change | -125.3% |
| 1999 | 2.26 Percentage change | +414.9% |
| 2000 | -0.5561 Percentage change | -124.6% |
| 2001 | -0.8392 Percentage change | +50.9% |
| 2002 | -1.2 Percentage change | +42.8% |
| 2003 | -0.946 Percentage change | -21.1% |
| 2004 | -1.45 Percentage change | +53.6% |
| 2005 | -0.0411 Percentage change | -97.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4365 Percentage change | -1162.2% |
| 2007 | -1.63 Percentage change | -473.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1848 Percentage change | -88.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0327 Percentage change | -117.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3411 Percentage change | +943.9% |
| 2011 | 1.46 Percentage change | +328.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1987 Percentage change | -113.6% |
| 2013 | -0.6086 Percentage change | +206.2% |
| 2014 | -1.33 Percentage change | +118.8% |
| 2015 | -1.6 Percentage change | +20.3% |
| 2016 | -1.74 Percentage change | +8.3% |
| 2017 | -1.25 Percentage change | -28.1% |
| 2018 | -2.2 Percentage change | +76.3% |
| 2019 | -3.27 Percentage change | +48.8% |
| 2020 | -3.63 Percentage change | +10.9% |
| 2021 | -1.87 Percentage change | -48.5% |
| 2022 | -2.31 Percentage change | +23.5% |
| 2023 | -4.56 Percentage change | +97.5% |
| 2024 | -5.16 Percentage change | +13.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -5.16 Percentage change is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.81 Percentage change, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's -5.16 Percentage change is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.8585 Percentage change, 6.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1162.2% | -0.0411 Percentage change | 0.4365 Percentage change |
| 2010 | +943.9% | 0.0327 Percentage change | 0.3411 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3411 Percentage change | -1.78 Percentage change | 1.91 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2968 Percentage change | -1.73 Percentage change | 2.26 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6379 Percentage change | -1.63 Percentage change | 0.4365 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.04 Percentage change | -3.27 Percentage change | 1.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.5 Percentage change | -5.16 Percentage change | -1.87 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia was -5.16 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 Percentage change in 1999.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.16 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Colombia ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 287.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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