Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.3 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 1.3 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 115.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 3.28 Percentage change in 2010 and was at its lowest, -8.54 Percentage change, in 2014.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 50th 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.26 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -3.26 Percentage change | -359.5% |
| 1983 | -0.2458 Percentage change | -92.5% |
| 1984 | 2.31 Percentage change | -1041.7% |
| 1985 | 2.92 Percentage change | +26.1% |
| 1986 | 2.57 Percentage change | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 1.08 Percentage change | -57.8% |
| 1988 | -2.61 Percentage change | -340.8% |
| 1989 | 1.78 Percentage change | -168.2% |
| 1990 | 3.2 Percentage change | +79.6% |
| 1991 | -1.24 Percentage change | -138.6% |
| 1992 | 1.96 Percentage change | -258.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0589 Percentage change | -97.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6853 Percentage change | +1063.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 Percentage change | -99.8% |
| 1996 | -1.26 Percentage change | -78184.8% |
| 1997 | -1.67 Percentage change | +32.8% |
| 1998 | 1.2 Percentage change | -171.8% |
| 1999 | -1.72 Percentage change | -243.4% |
| 2000 | -1.52 Percentage change | -11.7% |
| 2001 | -4.63 Percentage change | +204.3% |
| 2002 | -1.07 Percentage change | -76.9% |
| 2003 | -0.7311 Percentage change | -31.7% |
| 2004 | -0.5782 Percentage change | -20.9% |
| 2005 | -0.3013 Percentage change | -47.9% |
| 2006 | -0.6662 Percentage change | +121.2% |
| 2007 | 2.99 Percentage change | -549.2% |
| 2008 | -2.67 Percentage change | -189.3% |
| 2009 | -1.12 Percentage change | -58.1% |
| 2010 | 3.28 Percentage change | -392.5% |
| 2011 | -0.8491 Percentage change | -125.9% |
| 2012 | 1.79 Percentage change | -310.7% |
| 2013 | -1.01 Percentage change | -156.5% |
| 2014 | -8.54 Percentage change | +744.8% |
| 2015 | -3.44 Percentage change | -59.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5788 Percentage change | -116.8% |
| 2017 | -4.68 Percentage change | -909.1% |
| 2018 | -0.4552 Percentage change | -90.3% |
| 2019 | -4.93 Percentage change | +982.7% |
| 2020 | -1.14 Percentage change | -76.9% |
| 2021 | 3.26 Percentage change | -386.5% |
| 2022 | 1.24 Percentage change | -61.9% |
| 2023 | 1.24 Percentage change | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3 Percentage change | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6453 Percentage change | -3.26 Percentage change | 2.92 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1216 Percentage change | -1.72 Percentage change | 3.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.03 Percentage change | -4.63 Percentage change | 2.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.83 Percentage change | -8.54 Percentage change | 3.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 Percentage change | -1.14 Percentage change | 3.26 Percentage change | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0506 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2589 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0256 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 32.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 208,365 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1.3 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 Percentage change in 2010.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.54 Percentage change in 2014.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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