Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Venezuela
Venezuela: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -7.54 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is -7.54 Percentage change, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.5% on the previous year and down 161.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Venezuela peaked at 5.52 Percentage change in 2011 and was at its lowest, -7.54 Percentage change, in 2024.
That places Venezuela 149th out of 193 countries 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.47 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 2.17 Percentage change | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1934 Percentage change | -91.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1876 Percentage change | -3.0% |
| 1985 | -0.9942 Percentage change | -629.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7101 Percentage change | -171.4% |
| 1987 | -0.0495 Percentage change | -107.0% |
| 1988 | -1.8 Percentage change | +3528.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6632 Percentage change | -136.9% |
| 1990 | 3.18 Percentage change | +379.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4512 Percentage change | -85.8% |
| 1992 | -1.87 Percentage change | -514.0% |
| 1993 | 1.04 Percentage change | -155.7% |
| 1994 | -1.71 Percentage change | -263.9% |
| 1995 | -3.52 Percentage change | +106.5% |
| 1996 | -0.659 Percentage change | -81.3% |
| 1997 | -2.73 Percentage change | +314.9% |
| 1998 | -0.2173 Percentage change | -92.1% |
| 1999 | 3.64 Percentage change | -1776.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0728 Percentage change | -98.0% |
| 2001 | -4.08 Percentage change | -5697.7% |
| 2002 | -0.3501 Percentage change | -91.4% |
| 2003 | -1.92 Percentage change | +448.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8596 Percentage change | -144.8% |
| 2005 | 1.96 Percentage change | +127.8% |
| 2006 | 1.28 Percentage change | -34.8% |
| 2007 | -0.7536 Percentage change | -159.0% |
| 2008 | 1.68 Percentage change | -323.0% |
| 2009 | -2.2 Percentage change | -231.0% |
| 2010 | 2.29 Percentage change | -204.1% |
| 2011 | 5.52 Percentage change | +140.9% |
| 2012 | 3.82 Percentage change | -30.8% |
| 2013 | -0.3848 Percentage change | -110.1% |
| 2014 | -2.88 Percentage change | +648.9% |
| 2015 | -4.71 Percentage change | +63.6% |
| 2016 | -0.8996 Percentage change | -80.9% |
| 2017 | 1.59 Percentage change | -277.0% |
| 2018 | -2.06 Percentage change | -229.1% |
| 2019 | -4.81 Percentage change | +133.8% |
| 2020 | -4.78 Percentage change | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7202 Percentage change | -115.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8038 Percentage change | +11.6% |
| 2023 | -5.96 Percentage change | -841.2% |
| 2024 | -7.54 Percentage change | +26.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's -7.54 Percentage change is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -4.17 Percentage change, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's -7.54 Percentage change is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.8585 Percentage change, 8.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -5697.7% | 0.0728 Percentage change | -4.08 Percentage change |
| 1988 | -3528.1% | -0.0495 Percentage change | -1.8 Percentage change |
| 1999 | +1776.6% | -0.2173 Percentage change | 3.64 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3946 Percentage change | -1.8 Percentage change | 2.47 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.2392 Percentage change | -3.52 Percentage change | 3.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3452 Percentage change | -4.08 Percentage change | 1.96 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2519 Percentage change | -4.81 Percentage change | 5.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.35 Percentage change | -7.54 Percentage change | 0.8038 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More environment data for Venezuela
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % 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 0.5848 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Venezuela?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Venezuela was -7.54 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 Percentage change in 2011.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.54 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Venezuela rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Venezuela ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 161.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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