Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Peru
Peru: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 3.13 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Peru, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3.13 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of up 168.6% on the previous year and up 1,597.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Peru peaked at 5.61 Percentage change in 1989 and was at its lowest, -8.3 Percentage change, in 2005.
That places Peru 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.27 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -1.05 Percentage change | -132.3% |
| 1952 | 4.03 Percentage change | -482.1% |
| 1953 | 0.8154 Percentage change | -79.8% |
| 1954 | -2.88 Percentage change | -453.1% |
| 1955 | -1.53 Percentage change | -46.9% |
| 1956 | 0.9022 Percentage change | -159.0% |
| 1957 | -3.47 Percentage change | -484.8% |
| 1958 | -1.1 Percentage change | -68.3% |
| 1959 | -2.14 Percentage change | +94.0% |
| 1960 | -2.97 Percentage change | +39.1% |
| 1961 | -6.21 Percentage change | +108.8% |
| 1962 | -1.8 Percentage change | -71.1% |
| 1963 | -3.02 Percentage change | +68.0% |
| 1964 | -1.94 Percentage change | -35.7% |
| 1965 | -2.69 Percentage change | +38.7% |
| 1966 | -2.68 Percentage change | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 2.19 Percentage change | -181.8% |
| 1968 | -2.13 Percentage change | -197.3% |
| 1969 | -4.1 Percentage change | +92.0% |
| 1970 | -0.6609 Percentage change | -83.9% |
| 1971 | 1.05 Percentage change | -258.2% |
| 1972 | -2.26 Percentage change | -316.5% |
| 1973 | 5.28 Percentage change | -333.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1443 Percentage change | -97.3% |
| 1975 | 4.42 Percentage change | +2966.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1483 Percentage change | -96.6% |
| 1977 | 1.96 Percentage change | +1224.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4514 Percentage change | -77.0% |
| 1979 | -3.03 Percentage change | -770.3% |
| 1980 | -2.33 Percentage change | -23.0% |
| 1981 | -0.4635 Percentage change | -80.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5359 Percentage change | -215.6% |
| 1983 | 2.01 Percentage change | +275.1% |
| 1984 | 4.61 Percentage change | +129.3% |
| 1985 | 2.13 Percentage change | -53.7% |
| 1986 | 1.5 Percentage change | -29.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4419 Percentage change | -70.5% |
| 1988 | -0.7301 Percentage change | -265.2% |
| 1989 | 5.61 Percentage change | -869.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3113 Percentage change | -94.5% |
| 1991 | -0.5907 Percentage change | -289.7% |
| 1992 | -2.93 Percentage change | +396.0% |
| 1993 | 2.58 Percentage change | -188.1% |
| 1994 | 3.54 Percentage change | +37.1% |
| 1995 | -3.81 Percentage change | -207.5% |
| 1996 | 2.15 Percentage change | -156.5% |
| 1997 | -0.6547 Percentage change | -130.4% |
| 1998 | -0.8279 Percentage change | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 1 Percentage change | -221.4% |
| 2000 | -0.5731 Percentage change | -157.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7084 Percentage change | -223.6% |
| 2002 | 3.65 Percentage change | +415.7% |
| 2003 | -1.31 Percentage change | -135.9% |
| 2004 | -1.86 Percentage change | +41.6% |
| 2005 | -8.3 Percentage change | +346.7% |
| 2006 | -2.08 Percentage change | -74.9% |
| 2007 | -1.28 Percentage change | -38.3% |
| 2008 | -0.4636 Percentage change | -63.9% |
| 2009 | -0.4869 Percentage change | +5.0% |
| 2010 | -4.43 Percentage change | +810.7% |
| 2011 | -1.98 Percentage change | -55.2% |
| 2012 | -0.5414 Percentage change | -72.7% |
| 2013 | -1.34 Percentage change | +147.6% |
| 2014 | -1.11 Percentage change | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1845 Percentage change | -116.6% |
| 2016 | -4 Percentage change | -2269.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9276 Percentage change | -123.2% |
| 2018 | -3.76 Percentage change | -505.5% |
| 2019 | -3.16 Percentage change | -16.1% |
| 2020 | -2.93 Percentage change | -7.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1753 Percentage change | -94.0% |
| 2022 | -7.51 Percentage change | +4183.4% |
| 2023 | -3.23 Percentage change | -56.9% |
| 2024 | -4.56 Percentage change | +41.2% |
| 2025 | 3.13 Percentage change | -168.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 3.13 Percentage change is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.12 Percentage change. (42 countries reporting)
- Peru's 3.13 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 Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -4183.4% | -0.1753 Percentage change | -7.51 Percentage change |
| 1975 | +2966.2% | 0.1443 Percentage change | 4.42 Percentage change |
| 2016 | -2269.5% | 0.1845 Percentage change | -4 Percentage change |
| 1977 | +1224.0% | 0.1483 Percentage change | 1.96 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.316 Percentage change | -3.47 Percentage change | 4.03 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.53 Percentage change | -6.21 Percentage change | 2.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7507 Percentage change | -3.03 Percentage change | 5.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 Percentage change | -2.33 Percentage change | 5.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0778 Percentage change | -3.81 Percentage change | 3.54 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.2 Percentage change | -8.3 Percentage change | 3.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.92 Percentage change | -4.43 Percentage change | 0.9276 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.55 Percentage change | -7.51 Percentage change | 3.13 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % 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 0.1844 % 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 Peru?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Peru was 3.13 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 Percentage change in 1989.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.3 Percentage change in 2005.
- How does Peru rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Peru ranks 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,597.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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