Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -1.27 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in South-Eastern Asia, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
South-Eastern Asia recorded -1.27 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 3.7 Percentage change in 2017 and was at its lowest, -4.55 Percentage change, in 1997.
That places South-Eastern Asia 20th out of 67 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.21 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -2.07 Percentage change | -271.9% |
| 1983 | -0.7279 Percentage change | -64.9% |
| 1984 | 2.31 Percentage change | -417.6% |
| 1985 | 2.32 Percentage change | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5017 Percentage change | -78.4% |
| 1987 | -1.31 Percentage change | -361.4% |
| 1988 | 1.6 Percentage change | -221.9% |
| 1989 | 1.27 Percentage change | -20.4% |
| 1990 | -0.112 Percentage change | -108.8% |
| 1991 | -3.05 Percentage change | +2627.0% |
| 1992 | -0.9068 Percentage change | -70.3% |
| 1993 | -1.04 Percentage change | +15.1% |
| 1994 | -1.3 Percentage change | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 1.09 Percentage change | -184.0% |
| 1996 | 2.45 Percentage change | +125.0% |
| 1997 | -4.55 Percentage change | -285.8% |
| 1998 | -0.6829 Percentage change | -85.0% |
| 1999 | 3.4 Percentage change | -598.3% |
| 2000 | 2.86 Percentage change | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 1.64 Percentage change | -42.7% |
| 2002 | -2.15 Percentage change | -231.6% |
| 2003 | -1.48 Percentage change | -31.1% |
| 2004 | -3.37 Percentage change | +127.2% |
| 2005 | -0.8445 Percentage change | -74.9% |
| 2006 | -1.37 Percentage change | +61.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7646 Percentage change | -156.0% |
| 2008 | 2.51 Percentage change | +227.8% |
| 2009 | -0.5951 Percentage change | -123.7% |
| 2010 | 1.65 Percentage change | -377.3% |
| 2011 | 1.98 Percentage change | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 1.13 Percentage change | -42.9% |
| 2013 | 1.87 Percentage change | +65.4% |
| 2014 | -1.37 Percentage change | -173.2% |
| 2015 | -3.08 Percentage change | +125.2% |
| 2016 | 1.15 Percentage change | -137.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7 Percentage change | +222.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8191 Percentage change | -77.9% |
| 2019 | -3.91 Percentage change | -577.2% |
| 2020 | -0.3194 Percentage change | -91.8% |
| 2021 | 1.19 Percentage change | -472.8% |
| 2022 | 3.41 Percentage change | +186.3% |
| 2023 | -1.71 Percentage change | -150.3% |
| 2024 | -1.27 Percentage change | -26.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in South-Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2627.0% | -0.112 Percentage change | -3.05 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5669 Percentage change | -2.07 Percentage change | 2.32 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.4704 Percentage change | -4.55 Percentage change | 3.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2048 Percentage change | -3.37 Percentage change | 2.86 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3942 Percentage change | -3.91 Percentage change | 3.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2596 Percentage change | -1.71 Percentage change | 3.41 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 17 Faroe Islands 5.29 Percentage change compare
- 18 Palau 4.9 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
- 22 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 4.11 Percentage change compare
- 23 India 4.04 Percentage change compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 25.22 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 8.6 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in South-Eastern Asia?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in South-Eastern Asia was -1.27 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 Percentage change in 2017.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.55 Percentage change in 1997.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 67 groups with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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