Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in West Sumatera Province
West Sumatera Province: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -0.4509 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in West Sumatera Province, 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 West Sumatera Province is -0.4509 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 65.1% on the previous year and down 552.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Sumatera Province peaked at 2.49 Percentage change in 1984 and was at its lowest, -3.72 Percentage change, in 1997.
West Sumatera Province ranks 227th of 730 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2978 Percentage change | -1.42 Percentage change | 2.49 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.0563 Percentage change | -3.72 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3751 Percentage change | -1.9 Percentage change | 1.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2188 Percentage change | -2.11 Percentage change | 1.63 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7057 Percentage change | -1.33 Percentage change | 0.1454 Percentage change | 5 |
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More environment data for West Sumatera Province
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.35 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 0 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,767 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 188.24 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Sumatera Province?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Sumatera Province was -0.4509 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 Sumatera Province?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 Percentage change in 1984.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in West Sumatera Province?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.72 Percentage change in 1997.
- How does West Sumatera Province rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- West Sumatera Province ranks 227th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in West Sumatera Province?
- Over the last ten years it is down 552.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West Sumatera 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