Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Lithuania
Lithuania: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -3.84 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Lithuania, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded -3.84 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and down 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Lithuania peaked at 4.99 Percentage change in 1998 and was at its lowest, -9.31 Percentage change, in 2018.
That places Lithuania 448th out of 719 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.92 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -2.05 Percentage change | -152.3% |
| 1983 | -0.0956 Percentage change | -95.3% |
| 1984 | 2.69 Percentage change | -2913.4% |
| 1985 | 4.8 Percentage change | +78.5% |
| 1986 | 1.14 Percentage change | -76.2% |
| 1987 | 3.71 Percentage change | +225.4% |
| 1988 | 2.9 Percentage change | -21.9% |
| 1989 | 2.24 Percentage change | -22.8% |
| 1990 | 2.36 Percentage change | +5.4% |
| 1991 | -0.9507 Percentage change | -140.3% |
| 1992 | -5.35 Percentage change | +462.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6639 Percentage change | -112.4% |
| 1994 | -2.76 Percentage change | -516.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2807 Percentage change | -89.8% |
| 1996 | -4.07 Percentage change | +1349.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1745 Percentage change | -104.3% |
| 1998 | 4.99 Percentage change | +2760.3% |
| 1999 | -3.32 Percentage change | -166.5% |
| 2000 | -1.89 Percentage change | -43.2% |
| 2001 | 3.3 Percentage change | -274.9% |
| 2002 | -8.82 Percentage change | -366.9% |
| 2003 | -1.62 Percentage change | -81.6% |
| 2004 | 1.94 Percentage change | -220.0% |
| 2005 | -2.63 Percentage change | -235.4% |
| 2006 | -4.27 Percentage change | +62.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9889 Percentage change | -123.2% |
| 2008 | -0.9196 Percentage change | -193.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0702 Percentage change | -92.4% |
| 2010 | 3.26 Percentage change | -4746.1% |
| 2011 | -0.5621 Percentage change | -117.2% |
| 2012 | 2.71 Percentage change | -582.5% |
| 2013 | -0.9968 Percentage change | -136.8% |
| 2014 | -2.09 Percentage change | +109.9% |
| 2015 | -4.68 Percentage change | +123.9% |
| 2016 | 1.55 Percentage change | -133.1% |
| 2017 | 3.72 Percentage change | +140.1% |
| 2018 | -9.31 Percentage change | -350.4% |
| 2019 | -7.56 Percentage change | -18.8% |
| 2020 | -3.83 Percentage change | -49.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9534 Percentage change | -124.9% |
| 2022 | -2.93 Percentage change | -406.9% |
| 2023 | -4.8 Percentage change | +63.9% |
| 2024 | -3.84 Percentage change | -20.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +4746.1% | -0.0702 Percentage change | 3.26 Percentage change |
| 1984 | +2913.4% | -0.0956 Percentage change | 2.69 Percentage change |
| 1998 | +2760.3% | 0.1745 Percentage change | 4.99 Percentage change |
| 1996 | -1349.2% | -0.2807 Percentage change | -4.07 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.14 Percentage change | -2.05 Percentage change | 4.8 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.8543 Percentage change | -5.35 Percentage change | 4.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.4 Percentage change | -8.82 Percentage change | 3.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4 Percentage change | -9.31 Percentage change | 3.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.89 Percentage change | -4.8 Percentage change | 0.9534 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for Lithuania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.58 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 62,600 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 65,290 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 23,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 5,370 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0.3307 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate -0.0064 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Lithuania?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Lithuania was -3.84 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 Percentage change in 1998.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.31 Percentage change in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Lithuania ranks 448th out of 719 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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