Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -9.03 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Palestine, State of, 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 Palestine, State of is -9.03 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 417.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Palestine, State of peaked at 11.08 Percentage change in 1992 and was at its lowest, -17.14 Percentage change, in 1999.
Palestine, State of ranks 162nd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.3642 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 3.79 Percentage change | -1141.7% |
| 1983 | 3.69 Percentage change | -2.8% |
| 1984 | -1.18 Percentage change | -132.1% |
| 1985 | -7.03 Percentage change | +493.9% |
| 1986 | 5.7 Percentage change | -181.1% |
| 1987 | 7.35 Percentage change | +28.9% |
| 1988 | 8.69 Percentage change | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 2.12 Percentage change | -75.6% |
| 1990 | -2.52 Percentage change | -218.4% |
| 1991 | 4.19 Percentage change | -266.6% |
| 1992 | 11.08 Percentage change | +164.4% |
| 1993 | -0.3054 Percentage change | -102.8% |
| 1994 | 9.49 Percentage change | -3208.5% |
| 1995 | -0.7226 Percentage change | -107.6% |
| 1996 | 3.56 Percentage change | -592.0% |
| 1997 | 7.28 Percentage change | +104.9% |
| 1998 | -2.3 Percentage change | -131.6% |
| 1999 | -17.14 Percentage change | +645.4% |
| 2000 | -3.51 Percentage change | -79.5% |
| 2001 | -3.01 Percentage change | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8 Percentage change | -193.1% |
| 2003 | 4.54 Percentage change | +62.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3435 Percentage change | -92.4% |
| 2005 | -4.2 Percentage change | -1324.0% |
| 2006 | -4.33 Percentage change | +3.0% |
| 2007 | -0.7242 Percentage change | -83.3% |
| 2008 | -8.99 Percentage change | +1141.8% |
| 2009 | -6.57 Percentage change | -26.9% |
| 2010 | -11.73 Percentage change | +78.6% |
| 2011 | 1.63 Percentage change | -113.9% |
| 2012 | 1.99 Percentage change | +22.3% |
| 2013 | -5.06 Percentage change | -353.7% |
| 2014 | -7.64 Percentage change | +51.1% |
| 2015 | 2.76 Percentage change | -136.1% |
| 2016 | -3.34 Percentage change | -221.2% |
| 2017 | -9.95 Percentage change | +197.4% |
| 2018 | 7.64 Percentage change | -176.8% |
| 2019 | 5.19 Percentage change | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 10.17 Percentage change | +95.8% |
| 2021 | -10.16 Percentage change | -199.9% |
| 2022 | -4.97 Percentage change | -51.1% |
| 2023 | -1.75 Percentage change | -64.9% |
| 2024 | -9.03 Percentage change | +417.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.53 Percentage change | -7.03 Percentage change | 8.69 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.26 Percentage change | -17.14 Percentage change | 11.08 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.37 Percentage change | -8.99 Percentage change | 4.54 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.85 Percentage change | -11.73 Percentage change | 7.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.15 Percentage change | -10.16 Percentage change | 10.17 Percentage change | 5 |
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More environment data for Palestine, State of
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 42.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.005 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 24.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Palestine, State of?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Palestine, State of was -9.03 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 11.08 Percentage change in 1992.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.14 Percentage change in 1999.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Palestine, State of ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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