Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in San Luis Potosi
San Luis Potosi: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -6.81 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in San Luis Potosi, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
San Luis Potosi recorded -6.81 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.2% on the previous year and down 162.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in San Luis Potosi peaked at 24.64 Percentage change in 1992 and was at its lowest, -20.13 Percentage change, in 2023.
That places San Luis Potosi 564th out of 719 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in San Luis Potosi, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.97 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -4.06 Percentage change | -125.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0167 Percentage change | -100.4% |
| 1984 | 5.94 Percentage change | +35550.2% |
| 1985 | 10.57 Percentage change | +78.1% |
| 1986 | 7.04 Percentage change | -33.4% |
| 1987 | 1.86 Percentage change | -73.6% |
| 1988 | 2.25 Percentage change | +21.1% |
| 1989 | -5.62 Percentage change | -349.9% |
| 1990 | 2.09 Percentage change | -137.2% |
| 1991 | 9.94 Percentage change | +375.2% |
| 1992 | 24.64 Percentage change | +147.9% |
| 1993 | 1.67 Percentage change | -93.2% |
| 1994 | -0.7252 Percentage change | -143.4% |
| 1995 | -6.91 Percentage change | +852.2% |
| 1996 | -6.18 Percentage change | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 1.48 Percentage change | -124.0% |
| 1998 | -5.97 Percentage change | -502.2% |
| 1999 | -15.51 Percentage change | +159.8% |
| 2000 | -14.13 Percentage change | -8.9% |
| 2001 | -6.4 Percentage change | -54.7% |
| 2002 | -2.89 Percentage change | -54.8% |
| 2003 | -2.33 Percentage change | -19.4% |
| 2004 | -2.82 Percentage change | +21.1% |
| 2005 | -8.61 Percentage change | +204.7% |
| 2006 | -4.26 Percentage change | -50.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5 Percentage change | -158.7% |
| 2008 | 3.34 Percentage change | +33.4% |
| 2009 | -5.96 Percentage change | -278.5% |
| 2010 | 3.07 Percentage change | -151.5% |
| 2011 | -17.86 Percentage change | -681.6% |
| 2012 | -6.94 Percentage change | -61.1% |
| 2013 | 4.74 Percentage change | -168.2% |
| 2014 | 10.85 Percentage change | +129.0% |
| 2015 | 16.32 Percentage change | +50.4% |
| 2016 | 1.83 Percentage change | -88.8% |
| 2017 | -8.59 Percentage change | -570.8% |
| 2018 | 5.93 Percentage change | -168.9% |
| 2019 | -11 Percentage change | -285.7% |
| 2020 | -13.6 Percentage change | +23.6% |
| 2021 | -5 Percentage change | -63.3% |
| 2022 | -18.91 Percentage change | +278.4% |
| 2023 | -20.13 Percentage change | +6.5% |
| 2024 | -6.81 Percentage change | -66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.77 Percentage change | -5.62 Percentage change | 15.97 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4534 Percentage change | -15.51 Percentage change | 24.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.16 Percentage change | -14.13 Percentage change | 3.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1674 Percentage change | -17.86 Percentage change | 16.32 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.89 Percentage change | -20.13 Percentage change | -5 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for San Luis Potosi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.19 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 8.27 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 1.5 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 34.78 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 28.52 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 33.81 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in San Luis Potosi?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in San Luis Potosi was -6.81 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 San Luis Potosi?
- The highest recorded value was 24.64 Percentage change in 1992.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in San Luis Potosi?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.13 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does San Luis Potosi rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- San Luis Potosi ranks 564th out of 719 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in San Luis Potosi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 162.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this San Luis Potosi 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