Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -4.52 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded -4.52 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
The figure is down 583.5% on the previous year and down 497.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia peaked at 8.6 Percentage change in 1997 and was at its lowest, -12.16 Percentage change, in 2022.
That places Ethiopia 31st 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.99 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 8.55 Percentage change | +114.5% |
| 1983 | 3.63 Percentage change | -57.6% |
| 1984 | -5.6 Percentage change | -254.4% |
| 1985 | 6.67 Percentage change | -219.2% |
| 1986 | 3.87 Percentage change | -42.1% |
| 1987 | 2.41 Percentage change | -37.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3047 Percentage change | -87.3% |
| 1989 | 3.08 Percentage change | +910.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3755 Percentage change | -87.8% |
| 1991 | -1.06 Percentage change | -381.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0131 Percentage change | -101.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9797 Percentage change | +7398.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1477 Percentage change | -84.9% |
| 1995 | -0.8018 Percentage change | -642.9% |
| 1996 | 4.48 Percentage change | -658.2% |
| 1997 | 8.6 Percentage change | +92.1% |
| 1998 | -1.41 Percentage change | -116.5% |
| 1999 | -6.18 Percentage change | +336.6% |
| 2000 | -4.99 Percentage change | -19.2% |
| 2001 | -2.22 Percentage change | -55.6% |
| 2002 | -3.77 Percentage change | +70.0% |
| 2003 | -2.56 Percentage change | -32.0% |
| 2004 | -2.12 Percentage change | -17.2% |
| 2005 | -2.13 Percentage change | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.06 Percentage change | -290.4% |
| 2007 | -3.47 Percentage change | -185.3% |
| 2008 | -5.9 Percentage change | +70.2% |
| 2009 | -9.16 Percentage change | +55.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2184 Percentage change | -102.4% |
| 2011 | -3.56 Percentage change | -1728.2% |
| 2012 | -5.05 Percentage change | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 1.22 Percentage change | -124.2% |
| 2014 | -0.7563 Percentage change | -161.9% |
| 2015 | -2.51 Percentage change | +231.9% |
| 2016 | -4.57 Percentage change | +82.1% |
| 2017 | -4.89 Percentage change | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9277 Percentage change | -119.0% |
| 2019 | 3.77 Percentage change | +306.9% |
| 2020 | -1.43 Percentage change | -137.9% |
| 2021 | -10.44 Percentage change | +630.5% |
| 2022 | -12.16 Percentage change | +16.5% |
| 2023 | -0.6606 Percentage change | -94.6% |
| 2024 | -4.52 Percentage change | +583.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +7398.5% | 0.0131 Percentage change | 0.9797 Percentage change |
| 2011 | -1728.2% | 0.2184 Percentage change | -3.56 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.99 Percentage change | -5.6 Percentage change | 8.55 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.514 Percentage change | -6.18 Percentage change | 8.6 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.23 Percentage change | -9.16 Percentage change | 4.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.52 Percentage change | -5.05 Percentage change | 3.77 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.84 Percentage change | -12.16 Percentage change | -0.6606 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 28 Netherlands 6.6 Percentage change compare
- 28 San Marino 3.33 Percentage change compare
- 29 Australia 2.91 Percentage change compare
- 30 El Salvador 2.89 Percentage change compare
- 31 Barbados 2.81 Percentage change compare
- 32 Andorra 2.7 Percentage change compare
- 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
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.55 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 1.13 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 1.14 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 184,569 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 200,000 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 0.127 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia was -4.52 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 Percentage change in 1997.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.16 Percentage change in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 497.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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