Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Kerala
Kerala: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.8909 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Kerala, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Kerala recorded 0.8909 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
That represents a change of up 418.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Kerala peaked at 5.31 Percentage change in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.44 Percentage change, in 1982.
That places Kerala 160th out of 730 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | -1.74 Percentage change | -5.44 Percentage change | 4.99 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.0558 Percentage change | -2.74 Percentage change | 1.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 Percentage change | -0.4206 Percentage change | 3.57 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 Percentage change | -3.38 Percentage change | 5.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 Percentage change | -0.2796 Percentage change | 5.31 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kerala
- 157 Hong Kong (China) -3.05 Percentage change compare
- 158 Guinea-Bissau -3.19 Percentage change compare
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe -3.56 Percentage change compare
- 160 Rwanda -3.77 Percentage change compare
- 161 Bosnia and Herzegovina -3.81 Percentage change compare
- 162 Thailand -3.92 Percentage change compare
- 163 Cambodia -3.93 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Kerala
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.3307 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 63.19 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,320 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 678.01 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Kerala?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Kerala was 0.8909 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 Kerala?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 Percentage change in 2021.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Kerala?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.44 Percentage change in 1982.
- How does Kerala rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Kerala ranks 160th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Kerala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kerala 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