Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Fiji
Fiji: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.8198 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Fiji, 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 Fiji stood at 0.8198 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.9% on the previous year and up 124.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Fiji peaked at 7.08 Percentage change in 2011 and was at its lowest, -10.57 Percentage change, in 1998.
Fiji ranks 11th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.4227 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 4.22 Percentage change | +898.8% |
| 1983 | -4.12 Percentage change | -197.6% |
| 1984 | 2.15 Percentage change | -152.1% |
| 1985 | 1.14 Percentage change | -46.9% |
| 1986 | -1.56 Percentage change | -236.3% |
| 1987 | -9.06 Percentage change | +482.4% |
| 1988 | 1.28 Percentage change | -114.2% |
| 1989 | 1.09 Percentage change | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 2.08 Percentage change | +91.4% |
| 1991 | -2.16 Percentage change | -203.5% |
| 1992 | -1.74 Percentage change | -19.2% |
| 1993 | -2.71 Percentage change | +55.7% |
| 1994 | -4.71 Percentage change | +73.6% |
| 1995 | -2.16 Percentage change | -54.2% |
| 1996 | 1.17 Percentage change | -154.1% |
| 1997 | -1.91 Percentage change | -263.2% |
| 1998 | -10.57 Percentage change | +453.7% |
| 1999 | 6.89 Percentage change | -165.2% |
| 2000 | 5.94 Percentage change | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 1.68 Percentage change | -71.8% |
| 2002 | 3.72 Percentage change | +122.0% |
| 2003 | -2.05 Percentage change | -155.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1169 Percentage change | -105.7% |
| 2005 | 1.24 Percentage change | +958.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 Percentage change | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6 Percentage change | +92.8% |
| 2008 | 3.53 Percentage change | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 3.65 Percentage change | +3.3% |
| 2010 | -1.5 Percentage change | -141.0% |
| 2011 | 7.08 Percentage change | -573.0% |
| 2012 | 5.33 Percentage change | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 4.76 Percentage change | -10.8% |
| 2014 | -3.4 Percentage change | -171.5% |
| 2015 | -2.54 Percentage change | -25.3% |
| 2016 | -0.5139 Percentage change | -79.8% |
| 2017 | 1.11 Percentage change | -315.8% |
| 2018 | -0.8259 Percentage change | -174.5% |
| 2019 | 3.56 Percentage change | -531.2% |
| 2020 | 3.83 Percentage change | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 3.05 Percentage change | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 2.03 Percentage change | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 2.82 Percentage change | +38.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8198 Percentage change | -70.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +958.2% | 0.1169 Percentage change | 1.24 Percentage change |
| 1982 | +898.8% | 0.4227 Percentage change | 4.22 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.4927 Percentage change | -9.06 Percentage change | 4.22 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.58 Percentage change | -10.57 Percentage change | 6.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 Percentage change | -2.05 Percentage change | 5.94 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 Percentage change | -3.4 Percentage change | 7.08 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 Percentage change | 0.8198 Percentage change | 3.83 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.26 Percentage change compare
- 9 Luxembourg 7.66 Percentage change compare
- 9 Caribbean 1.17 Percentage change compare
- 10 Monaco 7.65 Percentage change compare
- 11 Belgium 7.25 Percentage change compare
- 12 Denmark 6.92 Percentage change compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 6.9 Percentage change compare
- 14 Mauritius 6.77 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Fiji
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6759 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8816 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.58 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 18,270 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 18,270 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 1,386 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 1,730 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 -1.85 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Fiji?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Fiji was 0.8198 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7.08 Percentage change in 2011.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.57 Percentage change in 1998.
- How does Fiji rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Fiji ranks 11th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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