Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -7.88 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in French Polynesia, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in French Polynesia is -7.88 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17,720.8% on the previous year and down 975.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in French Polynesia peaked at 23.13 Percentage change in 1998 and was at its lowest, -15.1 Percentage change, in 2002.
That places French Polynesia 193rd out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 1.67 Percentage change | -7.32 Percentage change | 18.33 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.3782 Percentage change | -8.47 Percentage change | 23.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7689 Percentage change | -15.1 Percentage change | 7.55 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.68 Percentage change | -14.37 Percentage change | 16.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.5 Percentage change | -8.96 Percentage change | 1.22 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 190 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -7.54 Percentage change compare
- 191 Guinea -7.63 Percentage change compare
- 192 Bulgaria -7.74 Percentage change compare
- 194 Liberia -7.89 Percentage change compare
- 195 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -7.92 Percentage change compare
- 196 Benin -8.07 Percentage change compare
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 7.69 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 352.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 94.54 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 27.08 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,131 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in French Polynesia?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in French Polynesia was -7.88 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.13 Percentage change in 1998.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.1 Percentage change in 2002.
- How does French Polynesia rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- French Polynesia ranks 193rd out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 975.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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