Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Nunavut
Nunavut: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 4.54 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Nunavut, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Nunavut recorded 4.54 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 384.4% on the previous year and up 458.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nunavut peaked at 7.84 Percentage change in 1986 and was at its lowest, -5.52 Percentage change, in 1989.
That places Nunavut 46th out of 730 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 0.9679 Percentage change | -5.52 Percentage change | 7.84 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.07 Percentage change | -4.85 Percentage change | 2.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.512 Percentage change | -5.36 Percentage change | 4.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9325 Percentage change | -5.3 Percentage change | 2.26 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 Percentage change | -0.6741 Percentage change | 4.54 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nunavut
- 43 West Midlands 3.36 Percentage change compare
- 44 San Marino 3.33 Percentage change compare
- 45 South West England 3.24 Percentage change compare
- 46 Corsica (region, level 2) 3.17 Percentage change compare
- 47 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 3.07 Percentage change compare
- 48 Wales 2.97 Percentage change compare
- 49 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 2.93 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Nunavut
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 7,532 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 0 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nunavut?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nunavut was 4.54 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 Nunavut?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 Percentage change in 1986.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Nunavut?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.52 Percentage change in 1989.
- How does Nunavut rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Nunavut ranks 46th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Nunavut?
- Over the last ten years it is up 458.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nunavut 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