Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Ecuador
Ecuador: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.36 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at -5.36 Percentage change. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1,135.7% on the previous year and down 1,435.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ecuador peaked at 3.2 Percentage change in 1997 and was at its lowest, -5.36 Percentage change, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 134th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -2.33 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 0.5721 Percentage change | -124.5% |
| 1983 | 3.19 Percentage change | +457.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8606 Percentage change | -73.0% |
| 1985 | -3.06 Percentage change | -456.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4082 Percentage change | -113.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3837 Percentage change | -6.0% |
| 1988 | -0.7727 Percentage change | -301.4% |
| 1989 | -0.9993 Percentage change | +29.3% |
| 1990 | -2.06 Percentage change | +106.5% |
| 1991 | -0.2148 Percentage change | -89.6% |
| 1992 | -0.1817 Percentage change | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5881 Percentage change | -423.7% |
| 1994 | -0.3429 Percentage change | -158.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4027 Percentage change | -217.4% |
| 1996 | -0.8346 Percentage change | -307.2% |
| 1997 | 3.2 Percentage change | -482.9% |
| 1998 | 2.3 Percentage change | -27.9% |
| 1999 | 2.46 Percentage change | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.79 Percentage change | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2818 Percentage change | -84.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5013 Percentage change | +77.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7422 Percentage change | +48.0% |
| 2004 | -1.1 Percentage change | -248.7% |
| 2005 | -2.63 Percentage change | +138.1% |
| 2006 | -0.6214 Percentage change | -76.3% |
| 2007 | -1.23 Percentage change | +98.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9568 Percentage change | -177.7% |
| 2009 | -0.9529 Percentage change | -199.6% |
| 2010 | -1.29 Percentage change | +35.5% |
| 2011 | -0.3972 Percentage change | -69.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1745 Percentage change | -143.9% |
| 2013 | -0.6165 Percentage change | -453.3% |
| 2014 | 0.401 Percentage change | -165.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8486 Percentage change | +111.6% |
| 2016 | -1.54 Percentage change | -281.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3715 Percentage change | -124.1% |
| 2018 | -1.07 Percentage change | -387.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2513 Percentage change | -123.5% |
| 2020 | -2.44 Percentage change | -1072.7% |
| 2021 | -0.2452 Percentage change | -90.0% |
| 2022 | -2.2 Percentage change | +799.0% |
| 2023 | -0.4335 Percentage change | -80.3% |
| 2024 | -5.36 Percentage change | +1135.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -5.36 Percentage change is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.81 Percentage change, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's -5.36 Percentage change is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.8585 Percentage change, 6.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.1949 Percentage change | -3.06 Percentage change | 3.19 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5311 Percentage change | -2.06 Percentage change | 3.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2266 Percentage change | -2.63 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2869 Percentage change | -1.54 Percentage change | 0.8486 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.14 Percentage change | -5.36 Percentage change | -0.2452 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ecuador?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ecuador was -5.36 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 Percentage change in 1997.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.36 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Ecuador ranks 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,435.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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