Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Other Regions
Other Regions: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 2.51 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Other Regions, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Other Regions recorded 2.51 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
The figure is up 238.6% on the previous year and up 328.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Other Regions peaked at 2.93 Percentage change in 1989 and was at its lowest, -4.65 Percentage change, in 2012.
That places Other Regions 89th out of 730 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 0.6937 Percentage change | -0.8178 Percentage change | 2.93 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.1269 Percentage change | -2.35 Percentage change | 2.11 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2334 Percentage change | -3.12 Percentage change | 2.11 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5088 Percentage change | -4.65 Percentage change | 2.76 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1621 Percentage change | -2.77 Percentage change | 2.51 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other Regions
- 86 Afghanistan 1.09 Percentage change compare
- 87 Northern Ireland 1.09 Percentage change compare
- 88 Spain 1.05 Percentage change compare
- 89 Singapore 0.8327 Percentage change compare
- 90 Kyushu, Okinawa 0.8205 Percentage change compare
- 91 Samoa 0.7823 Percentage change compare
- 92 Italy 0.775 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Other Regions
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 23,616 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 Other Regions?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Other Regions was 2.51 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 Other Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 Percentage change in 1989.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Other Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.65 Percentage change in 2012.
- How does Other Regions rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Other Regions ranks 89th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Other Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 328.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other Regions 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