Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies
Emerging market economies: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -1.09 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies stood at -1.09 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 69.5% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies peaked at 4.28 Percentage change in 1990 and was at its lowest, -4.29 Percentage change, in 2023.
That places Emerging market economies 1107th out of 2960 regions 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 Emerging market economies, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.462 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 0.5386 Percentage change | +16.6% |
| 1952 | -0.3993 Percentage change | -174.1% |
| 1953 | 0.111 Percentage change | -127.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0886 Percentage change | -20.2% |
| 1955 | -0.6244 Percentage change | -804.6% |
| 1956 | 1.77 Percentage change | -382.8% |
| 1957 | -1.33 Percentage change | -175.2% |
| 1958 | -0.0064 Percentage change | -99.5% |
| 1959 | -0.5585 Percentage change | +8616.2% |
| 1960 | -2.02 Percentage change | +262.5% |
| 1961 | -1.81 Percentage change | -10.8% |
| 1962 | -1.26 Percentage change | -30.3% |
| 1963 | -2.16 Percentage change | +72.0% |
| 1964 | 2.2 Percentage change | -201.8% |
| 1965 | -1.72 Percentage change | -178.3% |
| 1966 | -1.71 Percentage change | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2727 Percentage change | -116.0% |
| 1968 | -0.0089 Percentage change | -103.3% |
| 1969 | -1.76 Percentage change | +19725.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9945 Percentage change | -156.5% |
| 1971 | 1.95 Percentage change | +96.2% |
| 1972 | -1.28 Percentage change | -165.7% |
| 1973 | 3.34 Percentage change | -360.4% |
| 1974 | -0.1279 Percentage change | -103.8% |
| 1975 | 1.15 Percentage change | -997.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1636 Percentage change | -85.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7362 Percentage change | +350.0% |
| 1978 | 2.04 Percentage change | +176.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1521 Percentage change | -92.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5728 Percentage change | +276.7% |
| 1981 | 0.564 Percentage change | -1.5% |
| 1982 | -0.3906 Percentage change | -169.3% |
| 1983 | 1.79 Percentage change | -557.9% |
| 1984 | 1.25 Percentage change | -30.1% |
| 1985 | 2.6 Percentage change | +108.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7667 Percentage change | -70.5% |
| 1987 | -0.2378 Percentage change | -131.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0249 Percentage change | -110.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2745 Percentage change | +1003.3% |
| 1990 | 4.28 Percentage change | +1458.7% |
| 1991 | -0.2116 Percentage change | -104.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3647 Percentage change | -272.4% |
| 1993 | 1.81 Percentage change | +395.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2791 Percentage change | -84.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2427 Percentage change | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6426 Percentage change | +164.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6271 Percentage change | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.2 Percentage change | +250.3% |
| 1999 | -1.48 Percentage change | -167.3% |
| 2000 | 0.664 Percentage change | -144.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0283 Percentage change | -104.3% |
| 2002 | -2.57 Percentage change | +8999.3% |
| 2003 | -0.712 Percentage change | -72.3% |
| 2004 | -1.03 Percentage change | +45.2% |
| 2005 | -0.411 Percentage change | -60.3% |
| 2006 | -2.5 Percentage change | +509.2% |
| 2007 | -2.96 Percentage change | +18.3% |
| 2008 | -1.53 Percentage change | -48.4% |
| 2009 | -3.24 Percentage change | +112.2% |
| 2010 | -1.05 Percentage change | -67.5% |
| 2011 | -2.96 Percentage change | +180.5% |
| 2012 | -3.77 Percentage change | +27.6% |
| 2013 | -1.23 Percentage change | -67.3% |
| 2014 | -2.56 Percentage change | +107.3% |
| 2015 | -1.97 Percentage change | -23.2% |
| 2016 | -1.41 Percentage change | -28.3% |
| 2017 | -1.95 Percentage change | +38.4% |
| 2018 | -3.57 Percentage change | +83.3% |
| 2019 | -3.69 Percentage change | +3.2% |
| 2020 | -2.58 Percentage change | -30.0% |
| 2021 | -3.14 Percentage change | +21.7% |
| 2022 | -2.9 Percentage change | -7.6% |
| 2023 | -4.29 Percentage change | +47.8% |
| 2024 | -3.58 Percentage change | -16.5% |
| 2025 | -1.09 Percentage change | -69.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.005 Percentage change | -1.33 Percentage change | 1.77 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9979 Percentage change | -2.16 Percentage change | 2.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9114 Percentage change | -1.28 Percentage change | 3.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7211 Percentage change | -0.3906 Percentage change | 2.6 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8748 Percentage change | -1.48 Percentage change | 4.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.43 Percentage change | -3.24 Percentage change | 0.664 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.42 Percentage change | -3.77 Percentage change | -1.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.93 Percentage change | -4.29 Percentage change | -1.09 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Emerging market economies
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.96 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 6.49 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies was -1.09 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 Emerging market economies?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 Percentage change in 1990.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Emerging market economies?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.29 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does Emerging market economies rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Emerging market economies ranks 1107th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Emerging market economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Emerging market economies 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