Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in West Papua Province
West Papua Province: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.58 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in West Papua Province, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
West Papua Province recorded 1.58 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
That represents a change of up 205.1% on the previous year and up 4,762.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Papua Province peaked at 2.96 Percentage change in 2017 and was at its lowest, -8.72 Percentage change, in 1982.
That places West Papua Province 143rd out of 719 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 West Papua Province, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.3 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -8.72 Percentage change | -772.9% |
| 1983 | 1.8 Percentage change | -120.6% |
| 1984 | 2.2 Percentage change | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 2.04 Percentage change | -7.3% |
| 1986 | -0.4327 Percentage change | -121.2% |
| 1987 | -0.3687 Percentage change | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 2.2 Percentage change | -697.8% |
| 1989 | 2.48 Percentage change | +12.5% |
| 1990 | -0.1752 Percentage change | -107.1% |
| 1991 | -3.42 Percentage change | +1854.9% |
| 1992 | -0.01 Percentage change | -99.7% |
| 1993 | -0.5902 Percentage change | +5797.3% |
| 1994 | -1.66 Percentage change | +180.4% |
| 1995 | 2.45 Percentage change | -247.8% |
| 1996 | 1.73 Percentage change | -29.1% |
| 1997 | -6.56 Percentage change | -478.1% |
| 1998 | 1.65 Percentage change | -125.2% |
| 1999 | 2.49 Percentage change | +50.7% |
| 2000 | 2.15 Percentage change | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8435 Percentage change | -60.7% |
| 2002 | -4.78 Percentage change | -666.6% |
| 2003 | -0.3616 Percentage change | -92.4% |
| 2004 | -1.34 Percentage change | +270.5% |
| 2005 | 1.18 Percentage change | -188.3% |
| 2006 | -1.93 Percentage change | -262.7% |
| 2007 | 1.55 Percentage change | -180.4% |
| 2008 | 2.53 Percentage change | +63.6% |
| 2009 | -0.2704 Percentage change | -110.7% |
| 2010 | 2.02 Percentage change | -847.0% |
| 2011 | 2.09 Percentage change | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.81 Percentage change | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 2.92 Percentage change | +61.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0324 Percentage change | -98.9% |
| 2015 | -4.65 Percentage change | -14440.2% |
| 2016 | 2.33 Percentage change | -150.1% |
| 2017 | 2.96 Percentage change | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 1.61 Percentage change | -45.8% |
| 2019 | -0.8356 Percentage change | -152.0% |
| 2020 | 1.26 Percentage change | -250.9% |
| 2021 | 2.4 Percentage change | +90.5% |
| 2022 | 1.8 Percentage change | -25.2% |
| 2023 | -1.5 Percentage change | -183.6% |
| 2024 | 1.58 Percentage change | -205.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2779 Percentage change | -8.72 Percentage change | 2.48 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.4097 Percentage change | -6.56 Percentage change | 2.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0424 Percentage change | -4.78 Percentage change | 2.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 Percentage change | -4.65 Percentage change | 2.96 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 Percentage change | -1.5 Percentage change | 2.4 Percentage change | 5 |
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More environment data for West Papua Province
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.31 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.13 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 11.23 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 291.9 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 15.36 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Papua Province?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Papua Province was 1.58 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 West Papua Province?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 Percentage change in 2017.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in West Papua Province?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.72 Percentage change in 1982.
- How does West Papua Province rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- West Papua Province ranks 143rd out of 719 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in West Papua Province?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,762.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West Papua Province 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