Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.19 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea stood at -5.19 Percentage change. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.8% on the previous year and down 183.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.8 Percentage change in 1988 and was at its lowest, -5.19 Percentage change, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 33rd out of 67 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1772 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 1.01 Percentage change | +469.8% |
| 1983 | -2.5 Percentage change | -347.1% |
| 1984 | 1.39 Percentage change | -155.5% |
| 1985 | 1.41 Percentage change | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3475 Percentage change | -75.4% |
| 1987 | 1.05 Percentage change | +201.1% |
| 1988 | 1.8 Percentage change | +72.4% |
| 1989 | -0.6494 Percentage change | -136.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7495 Percentage change | -215.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2599 Percentage change | -65.3% |
| 1992 | -2.38 Percentage change | -1015.5% |
| 1993 | 1.18 Percentage change | -149.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0674 Percentage change | -94.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5455 Percentage change | +709.3% |
| 1996 | -0.5192 Percentage change | -195.2% |
| 1997 | -0.5477 Percentage change | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1847 Percentage change | -133.7% |
| 1999 | 1.68 Percentage change | +808.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7936 Percentage change | -52.7% |
| 2001 | -1.85 Percentage change | -333.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3195 Percentage change | -117.2% |
| 2003 | 1.13 Percentage change | +253.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3628 Percentage change | -67.9% |
| 2005 | -2.18 Percentage change | -701.6% |
| 2006 | -0.7421 Percentage change | -66.0% |
| 2007 | -1.77 Percentage change | +139.0% |
| 2008 | -0.575 Percentage change | -67.6% |
| 2009 | 0.276 Percentage change | -148.0% |
| 2010 | -1.01 Percentage change | -466.6% |
| 2011 | -0.6191 Percentage change | -38.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0757 Percentage change | -87.8% |
| 2013 | -1.28 Percentage change | +1587.7% |
| 2014 | -1.83 Percentage change | +43.3% |
| 2015 | -3.05 Percentage change | +66.8% |
| 2016 | -0.0877 Percentage change | -97.1% |
| 2017 | -0.2372 Percentage change | +170.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3866 Percentage change | -263.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8207 Percentage change | +112.3% |
| 2020 | -0.5728 Percentage change | -169.8% |
| 2021 | -0.8723 Percentage change | +52.3% |
| 2022 | -3.39 Percentage change | +288.4% |
| 2023 | -2.64 Percentage change | -22.2% |
| 2024 | -5.19 Percentage change | +96.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -1587.7% | -0.0757 Percentage change | -1.28 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4489 Percentage change | -2.5 Percentage change | 1.8 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1218 Percentage change | -2.38 Percentage change | 1.68 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4246 Percentage change | -2.18 Percentage change | 1.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6982 Percentage change | -3.05 Percentage change | 0.8207 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.53 Percentage change | -5.19 Percentage change | -0.5728 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 30 El Salvador 2.89 Percentage change compare
- 31 Barbados 2.81 Percentage change compare
- 31 Ethiopia -4.52 Percentage change compare
- 32 Andorra 2.7 Percentage change compare
- 33 Iceland 2.52 Percentage change compare
- 34 Australia and New Zealand 2.48 Percentage change compare
- 35 United Kingdom 2.35 Percentage change compare
- 36 Bahamas 2.27 Percentage change compare
- 36 Eswatini -5.89 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 28,050 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 998 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 28,050 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 49.2 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate -0.2 % 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 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Equatorial Guinea?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Equatorial Guinea was -5.19 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 Percentage change in 1988.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.19 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 33rd out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 183.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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