Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini
Eswatini: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.89 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded -5.89 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
That represents a change of down 127.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini peaked at 15.83 Percentage change in 1997 and was at its lowest, -19.2 Percentage change, in 1992.
Eswatini ranks 36th of 67 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.
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.11 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -6.35 Percentage change | -670.4% |
| 1983 | -6.28 Percentage change | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 10.01 Percentage change | -259.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6115 Percentage change | -93.9% |
| 1986 | -3.63 Percentage change | -694.3% |
| 1987 | 2.74 Percentage change | -175.3% |
| 1988 | 4.48 Percentage change | +63.7% |
| 1989 | 0.272 Percentage change | -93.9% |
| 1990 | 5.68 Percentage change | +1989.0% |
| 1991 | 1.28 Percentage change | -77.4% |
| 1992 | -19.2 Percentage change | -1597.1% |
| 1993 | -6.08 Percentage change | -68.3% |
| 1994 | -10.32 Percentage change | +69.6% |
| 1995 | -0.776 Percentage change | -92.5% |
| 1996 | 7.69 Percentage change | -1090.3% |
| 1997 | 15.83 Percentage change | +106.0% |
| 1998 | -0.2535 Percentage change | -101.6% |
| 1999 | 4.16 Percentage change | -1739.1% |
| 2000 | 15.07 Percentage change | +262.6% |
| 2001 | 10.55 Percentage change | -30.0% |
| 2002 | -6.18 Percentage change | -158.6% |
| 2003 | -11.84 Percentage change | +91.5% |
| 2004 | -0.1816 Percentage change | -98.5% |
| 2005 | -3.39 Percentage change | +1768.8% |
| 2006 | 5.04 Percentage change | -248.5% |
| 2007 | -7.91 Percentage change | -256.9% |
| 2008 | -4.02 Percentage change | -49.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3216 Percentage change | -108.0% |
| 2010 | 1.58 Percentage change | +392.0% |
| 2011 | -2.33 Percentage change | -247.4% |
| 2012 | -4.96 Percentage change | +112.6% |
| 2013 | -0.4922 Percentage change | -90.1% |
| 2014 | -4.86 Percentage change | +888.0% |
| 2015 | -8.87 Percentage change | +82.4% |
| 2016 | -9.25 Percentage change | +4.3% |
| 2017 | -0.6934 Percentage change | -92.5% |
| 2018 | -3.8 Percentage change | +448.4% |
| 2019 | -5.79 Percentage change | +52.4% |
| 2020 | -1.01 Percentage change | -82.7% |
| 2021 | 1.95 Percentage change | -293.7% |
| 2022 | 6.25 Percentage change | +221.3% |
| 2023 | -2.59 Percentage change | -141.4% |
| 2024 | -5.89 Percentage change | +127.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +1989.0% | 0.272 Percentage change | 5.68 Percentage change |
| 2005 | -1768.8% | -0.1816 Percentage change | -3.39 Percentage change |
| 1999 | +1739.1% | -0.2535 Percentage change | 4.16 Percentage change |
| 1992 | -1597.1% | 1.28 Percentage change | -19.2 Percentage change |
| 1996 | +1090.3% | -0.776 Percentage change | 7.69 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3287 Percentage change | -6.35 Percentage change | 10.01 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.1989 Percentage change | -19.2 Percentage change | 15.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2551 Percentage change | -11.84 Percentage change | 15.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.95 Percentage change | -9.25 Percentage change | 1.58 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2574 Percentage change | -5.89 Percentage change | 6.25 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 33 Iceland 2.52 Percentage change compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea -5.19 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
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 2.26 Percentage change compare
- 38 Haiti 2.16 Percentage change compare
- 39 Liechtenstein 2.13 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.34 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 17,200 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 17,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 1,950 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 10,000 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0 % 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 -4.84 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini was -5.89 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 15.83 Percentage change in 1997.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.2 Percentage change in 1992.
- How does Eswatini rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Eswatini ranks 36th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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