Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in OECD America
OECD America: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -2.21 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in OECD America, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
OECD America recorded -2.21 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
The figure is up 39.8% on the previous year and down 162.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in OECD America peaked at 3.17 Percentage change in 1986 and was at its lowest, -3.67 Percentage change, in 2023.
OECD America ranks 350th of 719 regions 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 OECD America, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6747 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 2.18 Percentage change | +223.0% |
| 1983 | 2.56 Percentage change | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 2.4 Percentage change | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 2.35 Percentage change | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 3.17 Percentage change | +34.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7257 Percentage change | -77.1% |
| 1988 | -1.81 Percentage change | -349.4% |
| 1989 | -1.87 Percentage change | +3.5% |
| 1990 | -0.979 Percentage change | -47.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4048 Percentage change | -141.3% |
| 1992 | 1.15 Percentage change | +183.6% |
| 1993 | 1.49 Percentage change | +30.1% |
| 1994 | -0.8627 Percentage change | -157.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1428 Percentage change | -116.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6035 Percentage change | +322.5% |
| 1997 | 1.36 Percentage change | +125.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0497 Percentage change | -96.3% |
| 1999 | -1.98 Percentage change | -4082.3% |
| 2000 | -1.27 Percentage change | -35.7% |
| 2001 | -1.5 Percentage change | +18.0% |
| 2002 | -1.32 Percentage change | -12.2% |
| 2003 | -0.5805 Percentage change | -56.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7254 Percentage change | -225.0% |
| 2005 | -0.3606 Percentage change | -149.7% |
| 2006 | -2.08 Percentage change | +477.5% |
| 2007 | -2.44 Percentage change | +17.1% |
| 2008 | -1.77 Percentage change | -27.5% |
| 2009 | -0.6611 Percentage change | -62.6% |
| 2010 | -0.5041 Percentage change | -23.7% |
| 2011 | -2.45 Percentage change | +385.2% |
| 2012 | -3.62 Percentage change | +48.1% |
| 2013 | -1.03 Percentage change | -71.5% |
| 2014 | -0.8422 Percentage change | -18.4% |
| 2015 | -0.1865 Percentage change | -77.9% |
| 2016 | -0.191 Percentage change | +2.4% |
| 2017 | -0.664 Percentage change | +247.6% |
| 2018 | -0.161 Percentage change | -75.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9362 Percentage change | -681.4% |
| 2020 | -1.62 Percentage change | -273.3% |
| 2021 | -1.76 Percentage change | +8.4% |
| 2022 | -3.43 Percentage change | +94.9% |
| 2023 | -3.67 Percentage change | +7.3% |
| 2024 | -2.21 Percentage change | -39.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in OECD America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -4082.3% | 0.0497 Percentage change | -1.98 Percentage change |
| 2019 | +681.4% | -0.161 Percentage change | 0.9362 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.15 Percentage change | -1.87 Percentage change | 3.17 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1381 Percentage change | -1.98 Percentage change | 1.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.13 Percentage change | -2.44 Percentage change | 0.7254 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8713 Percentage change | -3.62 Percentage change | 0.9362 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.54 Percentage change | -3.67 Percentage change | -1.62 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD America
More environment data for OECD America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.7 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate -0.0065 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate -0.1731 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.3385 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate 0.2673 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 7.46 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 4.05 million Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in OECD America?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in OECD America was -2.21 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 OECD America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 Percentage change in 1986.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in OECD America?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.67 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does OECD America rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- OECD America ranks 350th out of 719 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in OECD America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 162.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD America 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