Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Cusco
Cusco: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.67 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Cusco, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Cusco recorded -5.67 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
The figure is down 54.4% on the previous year and down 662.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Cusco peaked at 4.16 Percentage change in 1985 and was at its lowest, -7.14 Percentage change, in 2022.
That places Cusco 513th out of 730 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.62 Percentage change | -2.09 Percentage change | 4.16 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.0225 Percentage change | -4.67 Percentage change | 3.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.03 Percentage change | -3.92 Percentage change | 3.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.3 Percentage change | -4.12 Percentage change | 1.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.61 Percentage change | -7.14 Percentage change | -2.17 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for Cusco
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.7184 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.417 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.74 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.4886 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 21,335 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 203.44 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 42.03 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Cusco?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Cusco was -5.67 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 Cusco?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 Percentage change in 1985.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Cusco?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.14 Percentage change in 2022.
- How does Cusco rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Cusco ranks 513th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Cusco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 662.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cusco 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