Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Goa
Goa: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 3.45 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Goa, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Goa recorded 3.45 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 657.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Goa peaked at 12.87 Percentage change in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.85 Percentage change, in 1988.
That places Goa 62nd out of 730 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | -1.75 Percentage change | -5.85 Percentage change | 2.18 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4419 Percentage change | -2.32 Percentage change | 3.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5148 Percentage change | -3.89 Percentage change | 3.38 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8173 Percentage change | -2.77 Percentage change | 6.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 Percentage change | -0.6193 Percentage change | 12.87 Percentage change | 5 |
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More environment data for Goa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.39 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 76 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 241.18 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 124.61 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Goa?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Goa was 3.45 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 Goa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.87 Percentage change in 2021.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Goa?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.85 Percentage change in 1988.
- How does Goa rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Goa ranks 62nd out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Goa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Goa 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