Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.15 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 1.15 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1,507.9% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.34 Percentage change in 2017 and was at its lowest, -7.5 Percentage change, in 1997.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 193 countries 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.17 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -3.18 Percentage change | -371.4% |
| 1983 | 1.27 Percentage change | -139.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9273 Percentage change | -27.1% |
| 1985 | 1.93 Percentage change | +107.7% |
| 1986 | -0.5698 Percentage change | -129.6% |
| 1987 | -2.77 Percentage change | +386.8% |
| 1988 | 1.16 Percentage change | -141.7% |
| 1989 | 1.87 Percentage change | +61.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8114 Percentage change | -56.6% |
| 1991 | -0.9023 Percentage change | -211.2% |
| 1992 | -1.67 Percentage change | +84.8% |
| 1993 | -2.24 Percentage change | +34.3% |
| 1994 | -1.01 Percentage change | -55.0% |
| 1995 | 1.42 Percentage change | -241.1% |
| 1996 | 1.21 Percentage change | -15.1% |
| 1997 | -7.5 Percentage change | -721.3% |
| 1998 | 1.17 Percentage change | -115.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5319 Percentage change | -54.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8453 Percentage change | +58.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3477 Percentage change | -58.9% |
| 2002 | -1.62 Percentage change | -566.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0783 Percentage change | -104.8% |
| 2004 | -1.15 Percentage change | -1571.5% |
| 2005 | 1.04 Percentage change | -189.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6544 Percentage change | -36.8% |
| 2007 | 1.48 Percentage change | +126.7% |
| 2008 | 1.65 Percentage change | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.27 Percentage change | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 1.79 Percentage change | +41.5% |
| 2011 | 1.87 Percentage change | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.47 Percentage change | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 2.01 Percentage change | +36.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6 Percentage change | -20.4% |
| 2015 | -2.38 Percentage change | -248.8% |
| 2016 | 1.96 Percentage change | -182.1% |
| 2017 | 2.34 Percentage change | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9817 Percentage change | -58.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9156 Percentage change | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.94 Percentage change | +111.5% |
| 2021 | 1.71 Percentage change | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.12 Percentage change | -93.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0814 Percentage change | -167.8% |
| 2024 | 1.15 Percentage change | -1507.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.15 Percentage change is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -4.17 Percentage change. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.15 Percentage change is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2885 Percentage change, 4.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -1571.5% | 0.0783 Percentage change | -1.15 Percentage change |
| 2024 | +1507.9% | -0.0814 Percentage change | 1.15 Percentage change |
| 1997 | -721.3% | 1.21 Percentage change | -7.5 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1998 Percentage change | -3.18 Percentage change | 1.93 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.8176 Percentage change | -7.5 Percentage change | 1.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4586 Percentage change | -1.62 Percentage change | 1.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 Percentage change | -2.38 Percentage change | 2.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9669 Percentage change | -0.0814 Percentage change | 1.94 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 52 Nicaragua 1.27 Percentage change compare
- 53 Portugal 1.25 Percentage change compare
- 54 Jamaica 1.16 Percentage change compare
- 56 Solomon Islands 1.13 Percentage change compare
- 57 Tajikistan 1.11 Percentage change compare
- 58 Afghanistan 1.09 Percentage change compare
- 58 Mauritania -12.12 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea was 1.15 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 Percentage change in 2017.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.5 Percentage change in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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