Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Angola
Angola: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -0.076 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Angola, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Angola is -0.076 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.2% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Angola peaked at 19.38 Percentage change in 1961 and was at its lowest, -32.94 Percentage change, in 1950.
That places Angola 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Angola, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -32.94 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -16.19 Percentage change | -50.9% |
| 1952 | -13.31 Percentage change | -17.8% |
| 1953 | -8.42 Percentage change | -36.7% |
| 1954 | -20.37 Percentage change | +142.0% |
| 1955 | -12.25 Percentage change | -39.9% |
| 1956 | -8.84 Percentage change | -27.8% |
| 1957 | -1.47 Percentage change | -83.3% |
| 1958 | -4.68 Percentage change | +218.2% |
| 1959 | 5.34 Percentage change | -213.9% |
| 1960 | 10.97 Percentage change | +105.6% |
| 1961 | 19.38 Percentage change | +76.6% |
| 1962 | 5.55 Percentage change | -71.4% |
| 1963 | 8.7 Percentage change | +56.6% |
| 1964 | -3.55 Percentage change | -140.8% |
| 1965 | -3.69 Percentage change | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3616 Percentage change | -109.8% |
| 1967 | 4.9 Percentage change | +1254.2% |
| 1968 | -0.0266 Percentage change | -100.5% |
| 1969 | 1.7 Percentage change | -6486.6% |
| 1970 | -0.8957 Percentage change | -152.8% |
| 1971 | -2.99 Percentage change | +233.9% |
| 1972 | -5.18 Percentage change | +73.1% |
| 1973 | -2.82 Percentage change | -45.5% |
| 1974 | -7.15 Percentage change | +153.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9488 Percentage change | -113.3% |
| 1976 | 5.49 Percentage change | +478.9% |
| 1977 | -3.42 Percentage change | -162.2% |
| 1978 | -7.95 Percentage change | +132.7% |
| 1979 | -5.21 Percentage change | -34.4% |
| 1980 | -14.7 Percentage change | +181.9% |
| 1981 | -16.07 Percentage change | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 1.79 Percentage change | -111.1% |
| 1983 | -5.12 Percentage change | -386.0% |
| 1984 | 2.19 Percentage change | -142.7% |
| 1985 | -8.44 Percentage change | -486.2% |
| 1986 | 1.12 Percentage change | -113.2% |
| 1987 | -4.61 Percentage change | -512.6% |
| 1988 | 4.4 Percentage change | -195.5% |
| 1989 | -3.12 Percentage change | -170.9% |
| 1990 | 3.33 Percentage change | -206.6% |
| 1991 | 2.39 Percentage change | -28.0% |
| 1992 | -0.6978 Percentage change | -129.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0272 Percentage change | -96.1% |
| 1994 | -0.6167 Percentage change | +2163.3% |
| 1995 | 4.83 Percentage change | -882.4% |
| 1996 | -13.29 Percentage change | -375.5% |
| 1997 | -6.93 Percentage change | -47.8% |
| 1998 | 6.06 Percentage change | -187.4% |
| 1999 | 5.14 Percentage change | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3002 Percentage change | -94.2% |
| 2001 | 7.09 Percentage change | +2263.3% |
| 2002 | 2.93 Percentage change | -58.7% |
| 2003 | 3 Percentage change | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.88 Percentage change | +62.9% |
| 2005 | 3.56 Percentage change | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 3.59 Percentage change | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.21 Percentage change | +45.2% |
| 2008 | -4.74 Percentage change | -191.1% |
| 2009 | -1.09 Percentage change | -77.0% |
| 2010 | 2.95 Percentage change | -370.3% |
| 2011 | 9.25 Percentage change | +212.9% |
| 2012 | -2.54 Percentage change | -127.5% |
| 2013 | -2.57 Percentage change | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.02 Percentage change | -295.4% |
| 2015 | -0.1587 Percentage change | -103.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2 Percentage change | -4007.6% |
| 2017 | 1.18 Percentage change | -81.0% |
| 2018 | 7.42 Percentage change | +528.0% |
| 2019 | 1.49 Percentage change | -79.9% |
| 2020 | 6.57 Percentage change | +340.8% |
| 2021 | -4.57 Percentage change | -169.7% |
| 2022 | -0.9235 Percentage change | -79.8% |
| 2023 | 4 Percentage change | -533.5% |
| 2024 | -4.27 Percentage change | -206.7% |
| 2025 | -0.076 Percentage change | -98.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's -0.076 Percentage change is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -4.58 Percentage change, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Angola's -0.076 Percentage change is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -5.06 Percentage change, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +6486.6% | -0.0266 Percentage change | 1.7 Percentage change |
| 2016 | +4007.6% | -0.1587 Percentage change | 6.2 Percentage change |
| 2001 | +2263.3% | 0.3002 Percentage change | 7.09 Percentage change |
| 1994 | -2163.3% | -0.0272 Percentage change | -0.6167 Percentage change |
| 1967 | +1254.2% | 0.3616 Percentage change | 4.9 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -11.31 Percentage change | -32.94 Percentage change | 5.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.43 Percentage change | -3.69 Percentage change | 19.38 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.92 Percentage change | -7.95 Percentage change | 5.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.26 Percentage change | -16.07 Percentage change | 4.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0184 Percentage change | -13.29 Percentage change | 6.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 Percentage change | -4.74 Percentage change | 7.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 Percentage change | -2.57 Percentage change | 9.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1207 Percentage change | -4.57 Percentage change | 6.57 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % 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 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Angola?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Angola was -0.076 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 19.38 Percentage change in 1961.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.94 Percentage change in 1950.
- How does Angola rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Angola ranks 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Cropland 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 (0 to 7 cm) 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 1981-2024 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 based on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org