Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Guam
Guam: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.18 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Guam, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Guam recorded -5.18 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 151.2% on the previous year and down 179.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Guam peaked at 12.3 Percentage change in 2011 and was at its lowest, -17.02 Percentage change, in 1993.
Guam ranks 132nd 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 Guam, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.5 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 4.16 Percentage change | -24.3% |
| 1983 | -14.72 Percentage change | -453.5% |
| 1984 | -3.73 Percentage change | -74.6% |
| 1985 | 7.21 Percentage change | -293.2% |
| 1986 | 6.43 Percentage change | -10.8% |
| 1987 | -6.8 Percentage change | -205.6% |
| 1988 | -4.94 Percentage change | -27.3% |
| 1989 | 4.44 Percentage change | -189.9% |
| 1990 | 1.75 Percentage change | -60.7% |
| 1991 | -0.9267 Percentage change | -153.1% |
| 1992 | -10.03 Percentage change | +982.6% |
| 1993 | -17.02 Percentage change | +69.6% |
| 1994 | 1.73 Percentage change | -110.2% |
| 1995 | -2.04 Percentage change | -218.3% |
| 1996 | 10.12 Percentage change | -594.9% |
| 1997 | 4.95 Percentage change | -51.1% |
| 1998 | -14.36 Percentage change | -390.3% |
| 1999 | 1.79 Percentage change | -112.5% |
| 2000 | 1.63 Percentage change | -9.2% |
| 2001 | -1.2 Percentage change | -173.5% |
| 2002 | 4.84 Percentage change | -505.2% |
| 2003 | 6.02 Percentage change | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 9.3 Percentage change | +54.4% |
| 2005 | 4.32 Percentage change | -53.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8328 Percentage change | -80.7% |
| 2007 | 4.8 Percentage change | +476.9% |
| 2008 | -0.339 Percentage change | -107.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1 Percentage change | -719.6% |
| 2010 | -5.82 Percentage change | -376.8% |
| 2011 | 12.3 Percentage change | -311.5% |
| 2012 | 2.1 Percentage change | -82.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0319 Percentage change | -98.5% |
| 2014 | 6.48 Percentage change | +20186.0% |
| 2015 | 5.56 Percentage change | -14.1% |
| 2016 | -6.94 Percentage change | -224.7% |
| 2017 | 5.14 Percentage change | -174.0% |
| 2018 | 5.91 Percentage change | +15.1% |
| 2019 | -0.3781 Percentage change | -106.4% |
| 2020 | -2.53 Percentage change | +569.5% |
| 2021 | -1.09 Percentage change | -56.8% |
| 2022 | 4.73 Percentage change | -532.5% |
| 2023 | 10.11 Percentage change | +113.7% |
| 2024 | -5.18 Percentage change | -151.2% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's -5.18 Percentage change is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 Percentage change. (65 countries reporting)
- Guam's -5.18 Percentage change is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2885 Percentage change. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Guam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +20186.0% | 0.0319 Percentage change | 6.48 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.2712 Percentage change | -14.72 Percentage change | 7.21 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.41 Percentage change | -17.02 Percentage change | 10.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.23 Percentage change | -1.2 Percentage change | 9.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 Percentage change | -6.94 Percentage change | 12.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 Percentage change | -5.18 Percentage change | 10.11 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More environment data for Guam
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5909 Percentage change (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 461 t (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Veneer sheets — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 434 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 445 1000 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity 1,033 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Guam?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Guam was -5.18 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 Percentage change in 2011.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.02 Percentage change in 1993.
- How does Guam rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Guam ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 179.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam 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