Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 2.24 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.24 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is up 94.9% on the previous year and up 244.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.37 Percentage change in 1971 and was at its lowest, -6 Percentage change, in 1997.
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.55 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -1.73 Percentage change | -167.8% |
| 1952 | 1.17 Percentage change | -167.8% |
| 1953 | -3.11 Percentage change | -365.9% |
| 1954 | 0.8738 Percentage change | -128.1% |
| 1955 | -0.3659 Percentage change | -141.9% |
| 1956 | 0.8121 Percentage change | -321.9% |
| 1957 | 0.9092 Percentage change | +11.9% |
| 1958 | 0.6745 Percentage change | -25.8% |
| 1959 | -0.6413 Percentage change | -195.1% |
| 1960 | -0.0087 Percentage change | -98.6% |
| 1961 | 1.85 Percentage change | -21309.4% |
| 1962 | 2.19 Percentage change | +17.9% |
| 1963 | -3.92 Percentage change | -279.4% |
| 1964 | 1.24 Percentage change | -131.6% |
| 1965 | -4.66 Percentage change | -476.2% |
| 1966 | -1.74 Percentage change | -62.6% |
| 1967 | 1.1 Percentage change | -163.1% |
| 1968 | -0.3505 Percentage change | -131.9% |
| 1969 | 0.829 Percentage change | -336.5% |
| 1970 | 1.88 Percentage change | +127.0% |
| 1971 | 3.37 Percentage change | +78.9% |
| 1972 | -4.3 Percentage change | -227.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4289 Percentage change | -110.0% |
| 1974 | -0.3001 Percentage change | -170.0% |
| 1975 | 2.64 Percentage change | -980.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4096 Percentage change | -84.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6705 Percentage change | +63.7% |
| 1978 | 2.13 Percentage change | +218.1% |
| 1979 | -1.68 Percentage change | -178.8% |
| 1980 | -1.97 Percentage change | +17.1% |
| 1981 | 2.13 Percentage change | -208.3% |
| 1982 | -3.08 Percentage change | -244.8% |
| 1983 | 1.65 Percentage change | -153.7% |
| 1984 | 2.19 Percentage change | +32.3% |
| 1985 | 2.33 Percentage change | +6.2% |
| 1986 | -0.7568 Percentage change | -132.5% |
| 1987 | -3.72 Percentage change | +392.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9831 Percentage change | -126.4% |
| 1989 | 2.47 Percentage change | +151.2% |
| 1990 | -0.249 Percentage change | -110.1% |
| 1991 | -1.26 Percentage change | +405.3% |
| 1992 | -2.37 Percentage change | +88.7% |
| 1993 | -3.43 Percentage change | +44.5% |
| 1994 | -2.02 Percentage change | -41.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9981 Percentage change | -149.4% |
| 1996 | 1.67 Percentage change | +67.7% |
| 1997 | -6 Percentage change | -458.3% |
| 1998 | 1.92 Percentage change | -132.1% |
| 1999 | 0.729 Percentage change | -62.1% |
| 2000 | 1.27 Percentage change | +74.2% |
| 2001 | -0.3367 Percentage change | -126.5% |
| 2002 | -0.7902 Percentage change | +134.7% |
| 2003 | -1.5 Percentage change | +89.4% |
| 2004 | -0.6855 Percentage change | -54.2% |
| 2005 | -0.4467 Percentage change | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 0.238 Percentage change | -153.3% |
| 2007 | 1.48 Percentage change | +521.6% |
| 2008 | 2.44 Percentage change | +64.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8872 Percentage change | -63.6% |
| 2010 | 3.26 Percentage change | +267.7% |
| 2011 | 2.96 Percentage change | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.959 Percentage change | -67.6% |
| 2013 | 2.25 Percentage change | +134.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4528 Percentage change | -79.9% |
| 2015 | -1.55 Percentage change | -442.2% |
| 2016 | 1.75 Percentage change | -212.7% |
| 2017 | 3.35 Percentage change | +91.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1387 Percentage change | -95.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9664 Percentage change | +596.7% |
| 2020 | 2.66 Percentage change | +175.2% |
| 2021 | 3.09 Percentage change | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7766 Percentage change | -74.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2556 Percentage change | -67.1% |
| 2024 | 1.15 Percentage change | +350.0% |
| 2025 | 2.24 Percentage change | +94.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.24 Percentage change is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -4.58 Percentage change. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.24 Percentage change is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6494 Percentage change, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea 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 | +21309.4% | -0.0087 Percentage change | 1.85 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.114 Percentage change | -3.11 Percentage change | 2.55 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3475 Percentage change | -4.66 Percentage change | 2.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5256 Percentage change | -4.3 Percentage change | 3.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.222 Percentage change | -3.72 Percentage change | 2.47 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1 Percentage change | -6 Percentage change | 1.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2556 Percentage change | -1.5 Percentage change | 2.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 Percentage change | -1.55 Percentage change | 3.35 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 Percentage change | 0.2556 Percentage change | 3.09 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 22 Costa Rica 2.71 Percentage change compare
- 23 Italy 2.47 Percentage change compare
- 24 Nepal 2.41 Percentage change compare
- 26 Ireland 2.17 Percentage change compare
- 27 Madagascar -3.09 Percentage change compare
- 27 Suriname 1.91 Percentage change compare
- 28 New Zealand 1.69 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Papua New Guinea was 2.24 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 Percentage change in 1971.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -6 Percentage change in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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