Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Dominica
Dominica: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -0.8585 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Dominica, 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 Dominica stood at -0.8585 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 33.9% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Dominica peaked at 14.15 Percentage change in 2011 and was at its lowest, -7.53 Percentage change, in 2015.
Dominica ranks 129th of 234 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9785 Percentage change | -3.65 Percentage change | 5 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.8959 Percentage change | -5.93 Percentage change | 4.66 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2884 Percentage change | -7.15 Percentage change | 8.63 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 Percentage change | -7.53 Percentage change | 14.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.74 Percentage change | -7.31 Percentage change | -0.8585 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 126 Saxony-Anhalt -0.6046 Percentage change compare
- 127 French Southern and Antarctic Lands -0.6273 Percentage change compare
- 128 Senegal -0.8177 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
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.67 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 150 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.27 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.54 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Dominica?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Dominica was -0.8585 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 14.15 Percentage change in 2011.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.53 Percentage change in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Dominica ranks 129th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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