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.
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 | 0.3287 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
- 7 Montserrat 10.06 Percentage change compare
- 8 Centre - Val de Loire 9.35 Percentage change compare
- 9 Pays de la Loire 8.97 Percentage change compare
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.26 Percentage change compare
- 11 Luxembourg 7.66 Percentage change compare
- 12 Monaco 7.65 Percentage change compare
- 13 Hauts-de-France 7.49 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.34 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 238.1 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 — Land area 17,200 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 4,054 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Planted Forest 957.5 Square kilometres (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 10th out of 15 groups 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