Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.47 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Minas Gerais, 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 Minas Gerais is -5.47 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Minas Gerais peaked at 8.51 Percentage change in 1983 and was at its lowest, -9.96 Percentage change, in 2023.
Minas Gerais ranks 35th of 67 groups 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 Minas Gerais, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.09 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 4.32 Percentage change | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 8.51 Percentage change | +96.9% |
| 1984 | -1.25 Percentage change | -114.7% |
| 1985 | 1.96 Percentage change | -256.5% |
| 1986 | -5.32 Percentage change | -371.1% |
| 1987 | 2.03 Percentage change | -138.1% |
| 1988 | -0.5541 Percentage change | -127.3% |
| 1989 | 1.72 Percentage change | -410.7% |
| 1990 | -0.7993 Percentage change | -146.4% |
| 1991 | 4.06 Percentage change | -607.4% |
| 1992 | 5.33 Percentage change | +31.5% |
| 1993 | -1.78 Percentage change | -133.4% |
| 1994 | -2.44 Percentage change | +37.2% |
| 1995 | 2.71 Percentage change | -211.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2739 Percentage change | -89.9% |
| 1997 | 4.23 Percentage change | +1445.3% |
| 1998 | -0.6879 Percentage change | -116.3% |
| 1999 | -4.83 Percentage change | +602.4% |
| 2000 | -0.8303 Percentage change | -82.8% |
| 2001 | -3.88 Percentage change | +367.6% |
| 2002 | -5.43 Percentage change | +39.8% |
| 2003 | -5.95 Percentage change | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 1.83 Percentage change | -130.8% |
| 2005 | -0.6917 Percentage change | -137.8% |
| 2006 | 1.39 Percentage change | -301.0% |
| 2007 | -9.05 Percentage change | -750.8% |
| 2008 | -1.4 Percentage change | -84.5% |
| 2009 | 4.65 Percentage change | -432.4% |
| 2010 | -3.22 Percentage change | -169.2% |
| 2011 | -3.12 Percentage change | -3.1% |
| 2012 | -6.14 Percentage change | +96.8% |
| 2013 | -1.43 Percentage change | -76.7% |
| 2014 | -8.94 Percentage change | +524.9% |
| 2015 | -7.15 Percentage change | -20.1% |
| 2016 | -7.29 Percentage change | +2.1% |
| 2017 | -8.97 Percentage change | +23.0% |
| 2018 | -2.05 Percentage change | -77.2% |
| 2019 | -7.87 Percentage change | +284.4% |
| 2020 | -1.17 Percentage change | -85.2% |
| 2021 | -7.13 Percentage change | +509.8% |
| 2022 | -7.77 Percentage change | +9.0% |
| 2023 | -9.96 Percentage change | +28.2% |
| 2024 | -5.47 Percentage change | -45.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Minas Gerais 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1445.3% | 0.2739 Percentage change | 4.23 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.83 Percentage change | -5.32 Percentage change | 8.51 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6065 Percentage change | -4.83 Percentage change | 5.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.93 Percentage change | -9.05 Percentage change | 4.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.62 Percentage change | -8.97 Percentage change | -1.43 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.3 Percentage change | -9.96 Percentage change | -1.17 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Minas Gerais
- 32 Andorra 2.7 Percentage change compare
- 33 Iceland 2.52 Percentage change compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea -5.19 Percentage change compare
- 34 Australia and New Zealand 2.48 Percentage change compare
- 35 United Kingdom 2.35 Percentage change compare
- 36 Bahamas 2.27 Percentage change compare
- 36 Eswatini -5.89 Percentage change compare
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 2.26 Percentage change compare
- 38 Haiti 2.16 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Minas Gerais
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.19 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.64 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 65,393 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 9,332 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,582 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Minas Gerais?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Minas Gerais was -5.47 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 Minas Gerais?
- The highest recorded value was 8.51 Percentage change in 1983.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Minas Gerais?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.96 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does Minas Gerais rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Minas Gerais ranks 35th out of 67 groups with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Minas Gerais?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Minas Gerais 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