Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Greenland
Greenland: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.6762 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Greenland, 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 Greenland is 0.6762 Percentage change, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 106.4% on the previous year and up 685.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Greenland peaked at 0.6762 Percentage change in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.01 Percentage change, in 2019.
Greenland ranks 64th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3093 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -0.0457 Percentage change | -114.8% |
| 1983 | -0.0564 Percentage change | +23.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1271 Percentage change | -325.5% |
| 1985 | -0.3367 Percentage change | -364.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 Percentage change | -104.8% |
| 1987 | -0.2604 Percentage change | -1712.9% |
| 1988 | -0.2309 Percentage change | -11.3% |
| 1989 | -0.2962 Percentage change | +28.3% |
| 1990 | -0.3141 Percentage change | +6.0% |
| 1991 | -0.1225 Percentage change | -61.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3711 Percentage change | -403.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3257 Percentage change | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0645 Percentage change | -80.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1047 Percentage change | -262.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2255 Percentage change | -315.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3339 Percentage change | +48.1% |
| 1998 | 0.03 Percentage change | -91.0% |
| 1999 | -0.1839 Percentage change | -712.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5168 Percentage change | -381.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2803 Percentage change | -45.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0629 Percentage change | -77.6% |
| 2003 | -0.2176 Percentage change | -446.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2176 Percentage change | -200.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0891 Percentage change | -59.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3295 Percentage change | +270.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1453 Percentage change | -55.9% |
| 2008 | -0.1198 Percentage change | -182.4% |
| 2009 | -0.5058 Percentage change | +322.4% |
| 2010 | -0.6502 Percentage change | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0204 Percentage change | -103.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 Percentage change | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2061 Percentage change | +1859.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0861 Percentage change | -58.2% |
| 2015 | -0.6238 Percentage change | -824.6% |
| 2016 | -0.5449 Percentage change | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3333 Percentage change | -161.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4345 Percentage change | +30.4% |
| 2019 | -1.01 Percentage change | -332.0% |
| 2020 | -0.2557 Percentage change | -74.6% |
| 2021 | 0.226 Percentage change | -188.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1172 Percentage change | -48.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3276 Percentage change | +179.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6762 Percentage change | +106.4% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.6762 Percentage change is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 Percentage change, 87% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.6762 Percentage change is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6762 Percentage change, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1859.0% | 0.0105 Percentage change | 0.2061 Percentage change |
| 1987 | -1712.9% | 0.0161 Percentage change | -0.2604 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.086 Percentage change | -0.3367 Percentage change | 0.3093 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0626 Percentage change | -0.3141 Percentage change | 0.3711 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0798 Percentage change | -0.5058 Percentage change | 0.5168 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1736 Percentage change | -1.01 Percentage change | 0.4345 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2182 Percentage change | -0.2557 Percentage change | 0.6762 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 61 Samoa 0.7823 Percentage change compare
- 62 Italy 0.775 Percentage change compare
- 63 Switzerland 0.7024 Percentage change compare
- 65 Lesotho -18.9 Percentage change compare
- 65 Vanuatu 0.6756 Percentage change compare
- 66 Malaysia 0.5975 Percentage change compare
- 67 Japan 0.5479 Percentage change compare
- 67 Timor-Leste 3.82 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.61 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.11 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.02 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Greenland?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Greenland was 0.6762 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6762 Percentage change in 2024.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.01 Percentage change in 2019.
- How does Greenland rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Greenland ranks 64th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 685.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland 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