Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Madagascar
Madagascar: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -6.98 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is -6.98 Percentage change, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 4,532.6% on the previous year and down 110.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Madagascar peaked at 8.38 Percentage change in 1982 and was at its lowest, -6.98 Percentage change, in 2024.
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 | 2.81 Percentage change | -1.97 Percentage change | 8.38 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.48 Percentage change | -4.33 Percentage change | 2.88 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6928 Percentage change | -3.44 Percentage change | 1.56 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9258 Percentage change | -3.53 Percentage change | 3.63 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.69 Percentage change | -6.98 Percentage change | 0.1575 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 9 Pays de la Loire 8.97 Percentage change compare
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.26 Percentage change compare
- 11 Luxembourg 7.66 Percentage change compare
- 12 Monaco 7.65 Percentage change compare
- 13 Hauts-de-France 7.49 Percentage change compare
- 14 Belgium 7.25 Percentage change compare
- 15 Denmark 6.92 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.09 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.67 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 48,948 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 587,295 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 36,000 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 372,950 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 581,800 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 120,782 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Planted Forest 3,120 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Madagascar?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Madagascar was -6.98 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 Percentage change in 1982.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.98 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 110.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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