Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Palau
Palau: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 4.9 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Palau, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2024, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Palau stood at 4.9 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.1% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Palau peaked at 15.55 Percentage change in 2011 and was at its lowest, -16.52 Percentage change, in 1992.
That places Palau 18th out of 193 countries 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.
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Palau, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -1.81 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -13.04 Percentage change | +619.0% |
| 1983 | -16.04 Percentage change | +22.9% |
| 1984 | 5.52 Percentage change | -134.4% |
| 1985 | 7.09 Percentage change | +28.3% |
| 1986 | -0.5571 Percentage change | -107.9% |
| 1987 | -8.65 Percentage change | +1452.3% |
| 1988 | 2.26 Percentage change | -126.1% |
| 1989 | 4.72 Percentage change | +109.0% |
| 1990 | -10.01 Percentage change | -312.2% |
| 1991 | -6.78 Percentage change | -32.3% |
| 1992 | -16.52 Percentage change | +143.6% |
| 1993 | 1.93 Percentage change | -111.7% |
| 1994 | -5.68 Percentage change | -394.3% |
| 1995 | 5.67 Percentage change | -199.8% |
| 1996 | 6.87 Percentage change | +21.1% |
| 1997 | -12.6 Percentage change | -283.6% |
| 1998 | -14.69 Percentage change | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 13.77 Percentage change | -193.8% |
| 2000 | 13.89 Percentage change | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 8.1 Percentage change | -41.7% |
| 2002 | -0.5564 Percentage change | -106.9% |
| 2003 | 4.04 Percentage change | -826.3% |
| 2004 | -2.3 Percentage change | -157.0% |
| 2005 | 7.27 Percentage change | -415.6% |
| 2006 | 4.33 Percentage change | -40.5% |
| 2007 | 6.67 Percentage change | +54.2% |
| 2008 | 10.51 Percentage change | +57.6% |
| 2009 | 6.32 Percentage change | -39.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2789 Percentage change | -95.6% |
| 2011 | 15.55 Percentage change | +5476.2% |
| 2012 | 11.03 Percentage change | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 5.32 Percentage change | -51.8% |
| 2014 | 9.06 Percentage change | +70.4% |
| 2015 | -15.3 Percentage change | -268.8% |
| 2016 | -4.84 Percentage change | -68.3% |
| 2017 | 10.95 Percentage change | -326.2% |
| 2018 | -1.54 Percentage change | -114.1% |
| 2019 | -5.64 Percentage change | +265.7% |
| 2020 | 1.43 Percentage change | -125.3% |
| 2021 | 8.37 Percentage change | +486.5% |
| 2022 | 15.15 Percentage change | +81.1% |
| 2023 | 9.09 Percentage change | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9 Percentage change | -46.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 4.9 Percentage change is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 Percentage change, 6.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Palau's 4.9 Percentage change is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2885 Percentage change, 17.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +5476.2% | 0.2789 Percentage change | 15.55 Percentage change |
| 1987 | -1452.3% | -0.5571 Percentage change | -8.65 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.28 Percentage change | -16.04 Percentage change | 7.09 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -3.8 Percentage change | -16.52 Percentage change | 13.77 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.83 Percentage change | -2.3 Percentage change | 13.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 Percentage change | -15.3 Percentage change | 15.55 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.79 Percentage change | 1.43 Percentage change | 15.15 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 15 Puerto Rico 5.6 Percentage change compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 5.49 Percentage change compare
- 17 Faroe Islands 5.29 Percentage change compare
- 19 Réunion 4.75 Percentage change compare
- 20 Isle of Man 4.16 Percentage change compare
- 21 France 4.16 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Palau?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Palau was 4.9 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 15.55 Percentage change in 2011.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.52 Percentage change in 1992.
- How does Palau rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Palau ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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