Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia
Croatia: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -2.78 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia, 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 Croatia stood at -2.78 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 442.3% on the previous year and down 134.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia peaked at 7.98 Percentage change in 2014 and was at its lowest, -9.89 Percentage change, in 2011.
Croatia ranks 25th of 67 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.48 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 1.64 Percentage change | -53.0% |
| 1983 | -5.27 Percentage change | -422.5% |
| 1984 | 2.66 Percentage change | -150.4% |
| 1985 | -3.53 Percentage change | -232.9% |
| 1986 | -0.011 Percentage change | -99.7% |
| 1987 | -0.4077 Percentage change | +3596.6% |
| 1988 | -1.26 Percentage change | +209.4% |
| 1989 | 2.83 Percentage change | -324.3% |
| 1990 | -4.03 Percentage change | -242.4% |
| 1991 | 1.53 Percentage change | -138.1% |
| 1992 | -5.67 Percentage change | -470.0% |
| 1993 | -4.09 Percentage change | -27.8% |
| 1994 | -1.93 Percentage change | -52.8% |
| 1995 | 3.7 Percentage change | -291.5% |
| 1996 | 4.31 Percentage change | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1 Percentage change | -74.5% |
| 1998 | 1.2 Percentage change | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 4.4 Percentage change | +267.9% |
| 2000 | -7.11 Percentage change | -261.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3501 Percentage change | -104.9% |
| 2002 | 6 Percentage change | +1614.6% |
| 2003 | -9.06 Percentage change | -250.9% |
| 2004 | 3.14 Percentage change | -134.7% |
| 2005 | 3.85 Percentage change | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 1.87 Percentage change | -51.5% |
| 2007 | -1.8 Percentage change | -196.3% |
| 2008 | -0.5621 Percentage change | -68.7% |
| 2009 | -3.08 Percentage change | +448.6% |
| 2010 | 5.78 Percentage change | -287.5% |
| 2011 | -9.89 Percentage change | -271.0% |
| 2012 | -5.66 Percentage change | -42.8% |
| 2013 | -0.3953 Percentage change | -93.0% |
| 2014 | 7.98 Percentage change | -2118.8% |
| 2015 | -3.36 Percentage change | -142.1% |
| 2016 | 1.68 Percentage change | -150.0% |
| 2017 | -3.91 Percentage change | -332.7% |
| 2018 | -0.8986 Percentage change | -77.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1418 Percentage change | -115.8% |
| 2020 | -4.04 Percentage change | -2946.1% |
| 2021 | -3.47 Percentage change | -14.0% |
| 2022 | -5.54 Percentage change | +59.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8108 Percentage change | -114.6% |
| 2024 | -2.78 Percentage change | -442.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -3596.6% | -0.011 Percentage change | -0.4077 Percentage change |
| 2020 | -2946.1% | 0.1418 Percentage change | -4.04 Percentage change |
| 2014 | +2118.8% | -0.3953 Percentage change | 7.98 Percentage change |
| 2002 | +1614.6% | 0.3501 Percentage change | 6 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0129 Percentage change | -5.27 Percentage change | 3.48 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0504 Percentage change | -5.67 Percentage change | 4.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6403 Percentage change | -9.06 Percentage change | 6 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8528 Percentage change | -9.89 Percentage change | 7.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3 Percentage change | -5.54 Percentage change | 0.8108 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 22 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 4.11 Percentage change compare
- 23 India 4.04 Percentage change compare
- 24 Chad 3.78 Percentage change compare
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.78 Percentage change compare
- 26 Tanzania 3.52 Percentage change compare
- 27 Uruguay 3.41 Percentage change compare
- 28 Netherlands 6.6 Percentage change compare
- 28 San Marino 3.33 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Croatia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.86 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 55,960 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 88,070 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 9,470 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 5,390 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia was -2.78 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.98 Percentage change in 2014.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.89 Percentage change in 2011.
- How does Croatia rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Croatia ranks 25th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 134.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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