Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 5.6 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 5.6 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 255.1% on the previous year and up 189.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Puerto Rico peaked at 9.7 Percentage change in 2005 and was at its lowest, -10.1 Percentage change, in 1994.
Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 234 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.7 Percentage change | -2.58 Percentage change | 8.47 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.6 Percentage change | -10.1 Percentage change | 7.97 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7199 Percentage change | -7.21 Percentage change | 9.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7862 Percentage change | -8.38 Percentage change | 8.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.82 Percentage change | -7.17 Percentage change | 5.6 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 18 Mauritius 6.77 Percentage change compare
- 19 Normandy 5.97 Percentage change compare
- 20 Grand Est 5.88 Percentage change compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 5.49 Percentage change compare
- 23 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 5.43 Percentage change compare
- 24 Rhineland-Palatinate 5.3 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.1 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.77 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 0.6793 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.77 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Puerto Rico?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Puerto Rico was 5.6 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 Percentage change in 2005.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.1 Percentage change in 1994.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Puerto Rico ranks 21st out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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