Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Colombia
Colombia: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 0.2774 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 0.2774 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 105.1% on the previous year and up 106.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Colombia peaked at 4.38 Percentage change in 1974 and was at its lowest, -7.9 Percentage change, in 2019.
Colombia ranks 41st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.39 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 2.36 Percentage change | -30.5% |
| 1952 | 2.21 Percentage change | -6.2% |
| 1953 | 0.8413 Percentage change | -62.0% |
| 1954 | -0.2161 Percentage change | -125.7% |
| 1955 | 3.75 Percentage change | -1836.2% |
| 1956 | 3.31 Percentage change | -11.9% |
| 1957 | -3.22 Percentage change | -197.3% |
| 1958 | 0.7362 Percentage change | -122.9% |
| 1959 | -2.28 Percentage change | -409.5% |
| 1960 | -0.0196 Percentage change | -99.1% |
| 1961 | -3.64 Percentage change | +18502.2% |
| 1962 | -3.23 Percentage change | -11.1% |
| 1963 | -2.32 Percentage change | -28.3% |
| 1964 | -1.75 Percentage change | -24.6% |
| 1965 | -3.7 Percentage change | +111.4% |
| 1966 | -3.39 Percentage change | -8.3% |
| 1967 | -2.27 Percentage change | -33.1% |
| 1968 | -0.2829 Percentage change | -87.5% |
| 1969 | 1.1 Percentage change | -488.2% |
| 1970 | 1.7 Percentage change | +54.5% |
| 1971 | 3.67 Percentage change | +116.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8255 Percentage change | -77.5% |
| 1973 | -0.367 Percentage change | -144.5% |
| 1974 | 4.38 Percentage change | -1292.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8898 Percentage change | -79.7% |
| 1976 | -0.3074 Percentage change | -134.6% |
| 1977 | -0.7898 Percentage change | +156.9% |
| 1978 | 2.52 Percentage change | -419.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3736 Percentage change | -85.2% |
| 1980 | -1.89 Percentage change | -605.5% |
| 1981 | 1.11 Percentage change | -158.6% |
| 1982 | 1.18 Percentage change | +6.9% |
| 1983 | -1.57 Percentage change | -233.1% |
| 1984 | 3.14 Percentage change | -299.6% |
| 1985 | -0.7526 Percentage change | -123.9% |
| 1986 | 1.68 Percentage change | -323.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0539 Percentage change | -96.8% |
| 1988 | 1.02 Percentage change | +1792.7% |
| 1989 | 2.82 Percentage change | +176.5% |
| 1990 | -1.04 Percentage change | -136.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7285 Percentage change | -170.2% |
| 1992 | -0.4593 Percentage change | -163.0% |
| 1993 | 2.13 Percentage change | -562.9% |
| 1994 | 0.769 Percentage change | -63.8% |
| 1995 | -1.65 Percentage change | -314.9% |
| 1996 | 2.07 Percentage change | -225.3% |
| 1997 | -3.55 Percentage change | -271.5% |
| 1998 | -2.11 Percentage change | -40.6% |
| 1999 | 3.3 Percentage change | -256.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9986 Percentage change | -69.7% |
| 2001 | -1.92 Percentage change | -292.3% |
| 2002 | -0.7339 Percentage change | -61.8% |
| 2003 | -1.83 Percentage change | +149.7% |
| 2004 | -1.35 Percentage change | -26.2% |
| 2005 | -2.24 Percentage change | +65.4% |
| 2006 | -0.8658 Percentage change | -61.3% |
| 2007 | -1.83 Percentage change | +111.7% |
| 2008 | 0.487 Percentage change | -126.6% |
| 2009 | -0.2369 Percentage change | -148.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6611 Percentage change | -379.1% |
| 2011 | 2.9 Percentage change | +339.2% |
| 2012 | -1.07 Percentage change | -136.9% |
| 2013 | -0.7707 Percentage change | -28.1% |
| 2014 | -3.93 Percentage change | +410.1% |
| 2015 | -4.25 Percentage change | +8.1% |
| 2016 | -3.74 Percentage change | -11.9% |
| 2017 | -0.3406 Percentage change | -90.9% |
| 2018 | -2.94 Percentage change | +762.8% |
| 2019 | -7.9 Percentage change | +169.0% |
| 2020 | -2.99 Percentage change | -62.1% |
| 2021 | -1.9 Percentage change | -36.6% |
| 2022 | -0.8091 Percentage change | -57.4% |
| 2023 | -7.3 Percentage change | +802.3% |
| 2024 | -5.39 Percentage change | -26.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2774 Percentage change | -105.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.2774 Percentage change is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.12 Percentage change. (42 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.2774 Percentage change is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.99 Percentage change. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -18502.2% | -0.0196 Percentage change | -3.64 Percentage change |
| 1955 | +1836.2% | -0.2161 Percentage change | 3.75 Percentage change |
| 1988 | +1792.7% | 0.0539 Percentage change | 1.02 Percentage change |
| 1974 | +1292.3% | -0.367 Percentage change | 4.38 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 Percentage change | -3.22 Percentage change | 3.75 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.95 Percentage change | -3.7 Percentage change | 1.1 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 Percentage change | -0.7898 Percentage change | 4.38 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6792 Percentage change | -1.89 Percentage change | 3.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0186 Percentage change | -3.55 Percentage change | 3.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9528 Percentage change | -2.24 Percentage change | 0.9986 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.14 Percentage change | -7.9 Percentage change | 2.9 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.02 Percentage change | -7.3 Percentage change | 0.2774 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 38 Bhutan 0.5977 Percentage change compare
- 38 Mauritania -4.89 Percentage change compare
- 39 Taiwan 0.5363 Percentage change compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea -5.39 Percentage change compare
- 40 Samoa 0.3183 Percentage change compare
- 42 Liechtenstein 0.1032 Percentage change compare
- 43 Angola -0.076 Percentage change compare
- 44 Luxembourg -0.1872 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % 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 Colombia?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Colombia was 0.2774 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 Percentage change in 1974.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.9 Percentage change in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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