Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -7.57 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at -7.57 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 701.1% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia peaked at 25.55 Percentage change in 1952 and was at its lowest, -19.4 Percentage change, in 1966.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.63 Percentage change | 1.57 Percentage change | 25.55 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2012 Percentage change | -19.4 Percentage change | 11.41 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.86 Percentage change | -3.8 Percentage change | 10.56 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 Percentage change | -4.21 Percentage change | 5.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5354 Percentage change | -4.5 Percentage change | 6.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.93 Percentage change | -7.94 Percentage change | 2.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.762 Percentage change | -6.05 Percentage change | 4.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.54 Percentage change | -7.57 Percentage change | 4.76 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Ethiopia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.55 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 575,434 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 1.14 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 184,569 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 200,000 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 1.13 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 155,074 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Planted Forest 13,421 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Ethiopia was -7.57 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.55 Percentage change in 1952.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.4 Percentage change in 1966.
- How does Ethiopia rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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