Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies
Emerging market economies: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -3.96 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies is -3.96 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 132.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies peaked at 1.76 Percentage change in 1985 and was at its lowest, -4.43 Percentage change, in 2023.
Emerging market economies ranks 455th of 719 regions 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 Emerging market economies, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0057 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -0.1015 Percentage change | -1894.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8846 Percentage change | -971.3% |
| 1984 | 1.27 Percentage change | +43.6% |
| 1985 | 1.76 Percentage change | +38.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6706 Percentage change | -61.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0873 Percentage change | -87.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1876 Percentage change | +115.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8959 Percentage change | +377.4% |
| 1990 | 1.43 Percentage change | +59.4% |
| 1991 | -0.1763 Percentage change | -112.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2941 Percentage change | -266.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4933 Percentage change | +67.7% |
| 1994 | -0.0923 Percentage change | -118.7% |
| 1995 | -0.0949 Percentage change | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.01 Percentage change | -1159.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5624 Percentage change | -44.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4398 Percentage change | -21.8% |
| 1999 | -0.339 Percentage change | -177.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9986 Percentage change | -394.6% |
| 2001 | -0.0212 Percentage change | -102.1% |
| 2002 | -0.9932 Percentage change | +4584.4% |
| 2003 | -0.9566 Percentage change | -3.7% |
| 2004 | -0.7014 Percentage change | -26.7% |
| 2005 | -1.11 Percentage change | +58.9% |
| 2006 | -1.11 Percentage change | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.47 Percentage change | +31.6% |
| 2008 | -0.8722 Percentage change | -40.5% |
| 2009 | -1.79 Percentage change | +105.7% |
| 2010 | -1.14 Percentage change | -36.4% |
| 2011 | -1.56 Percentage change | +36.9% |
| 2012 | -2.33 Percentage change | +48.9% |
| 2013 | -1.34 Percentage change | -42.3% |
| 2014 | -1.7 Percentage change | +26.7% |
| 2015 | -1.82 Percentage change | +6.9% |
| 2016 | -1.67 Percentage change | -8.3% |
| 2017 | -1.1 Percentage change | -33.7% |
| 2018 | -1.76 Percentage change | +59.3% |
| 2019 | -2.68 Percentage change | +52.2% |
| 2020 | -3.22 Percentage change | +20.2% |
| 2021 | -2.73 Percentage change | -15.4% |
| 2022 | -2.56 Percentage change | -6.2% |
| 2023 | -4.43 Percentage change | +73.2% |
| 2024 | -3.96 Percentage change | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6285 Percentage change | -0.1015 Percentage change | 1.76 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.352 Percentage change | -0.339 Percentage change | 1.43 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8035 Percentage change | -1.79 Percentage change | 0.9986 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.71 Percentage change | -2.68 Percentage change | -1.1 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.38 Percentage change | -4.43 Percentage change | -2.56 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for Emerging market economies
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.09 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 6.49 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies was -3.96 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 Emerging market economies?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 Percentage change in 1985.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Emerging market economies?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.43 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does Emerging market economies rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Emerging market economies ranks 455th out of 719 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Emerging market economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 132.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Emerging market economies 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