Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -0.8823 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands is -0.8823 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Solomon Islands peaked at 3.57 Percentage change in 1963 and was at its lowest, -5.73 Percentage change, in 1997.
That places Solomon Islands 53rd out of 168 countries 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5117 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 2.17 Percentage change | +324.5% |
| 1952 | 2.75 Percentage change | +26.7% |
| 1953 | 1.71 Percentage change | -38.0% |
| 1954 | 0.5588 Percentage change | -67.2% |
| 1955 | -3.31 Percentage change | -693.0% |
| 1956 | -0.635 Percentage change | -80.8% |
| 1957 | -0.4941 Percentage change | -22.2% |
| 1958 | -1.18 Percentage change | +138.1% |
| 1959 | 1.01 Percentage change | -186.2% |
| 1960 | 2.12 Percentage change | +109.2% |
| 1961 | 0.7681 Percentage change | -63.8% |
| 1962 | 1.68 Percentage change | +118.6% |
| 1963 | 3.57 Percentage change | +112.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9426 Percentage change | -73.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0428 Percentage change | -95.5% |
| 1966 | -2.52 Percentage change | -5994.6% |
| 1967 | 3.08 Percentage change | -222.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1474 Percentage change | -95.2% |
| 1969 | 2.87 Percentage change | +1850.3% |
| 1970 | -0.2158 Percentage change | -107.5% |
| 1971 | -1.03 Percentage change | +375.5% |
| 1972 | -1.77 Percentage change | +72.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9925 Percentage change | -156.1% |
| 1974 | -0.5239 Percentage change | -152.8% |
| 1975 | -0.1366 Percentage change | -73.9% |
| 1976 | -0.0385 Percentage change | -71.8% |
| 1977 | 2.5 Percentage change | -6595.5% |
| 1978 | -1.61 Percentage change | -164.6% |
| 1979 | -1.88 Percentage change | +16.6% |
| 1980 | -0.2249 Percentage change | -88.1% |
| 1981 | -0.3746 Percentage change | +66.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2391 Percentage change | -163.8% |
| 1983 | -1.08 Percentage change | -552.3% |
| 1984 | 1.41 Percentage change | -230.6% |
| 1985 | 2.68 Percentage change | +90.0% |
| 1986 | -0.548 Percentage change | -120.4% |
| 1987 | -5.1 Percentage change | +831.0% |
| 1988 | 1.96 Percentage change | -138.5% |
| 1989 | 1.44 Percentage change | -26.6% |
| 1990 | -0.1292 Percentage change | -109.0% |
| 1991 | -1.9 Percentage change | +1368.5% |
| 1992 | -0.3172 Percentage change | -83.3% |
| 1993 | -0.995 Percentage change | +213.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9854 Percentage change | -199.0% |
| 1995 | -1.39 Percentage change | -240.9% |
| 1996 | 1.95 Percentage change | -240.7% |
| 1997 | -5.73 Percentage change | -393.6% |
| 1998 | -2.62 Percentage change | -54.3% |
| 1999 | 2.36 Percentage change | -190.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5324 Percentage change | -77.4% |
| 2001 | -0.6515 Percentage change | -222.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5326 Percentage change | -181.8% |
| 2003 | 1.04 Percentage change | +94.5% |
| 2004 | 2.27 Percentage change | +118.7% |
| 2005 | -1.2 Percentage change | -153.1% |
| 2006 | 2.92 Percentage change | -342.2% |
| 2007 | -0.3807 Percentage change | -113.1% |
| 2008 | 1.91 Percentage change | -602.8% |
| 2009 | 1.79 Percentage change | -6.4% |
| 2010 | -1.6 Percentage change | -189.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4052 Percentage change | -125.3% |
| 2012 | 1.39 Percentage change | +242.4% |
| 2013 | 1.58 Percentage change | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1002 Percentage change | -93.7% |
| 2015 | -1.56 Percentage change | -1657.6% |
| 2016 | -0.6379 Percentage change | -59.1% |
| 2017 | 1.89 Percentage change | -396.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9834 Percentage change | -48.1% |
| 2019 | 2.42 Percentage change | +145.7% |
| 2020 | -0.8564 Percentage change | -135.4% |
| 2021 | -0.1899 Percentage change | -77.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6374 Percentage change | -435.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6994 Percentage change | +9.7% |
| 2024 | -0.9141 Percentage change | -230.7% |
| 2025 | -0.8823 Percentage change | -3.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's -0.8823 Percentage change is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -4.58 Percentage change, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's -0.8823 Percentage change is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6494 Percentage change. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +6595.5% | -0.0385 Percentage change | 2.5 Percentage change |
| 1966 | -5994.6% | 0.0428 Percentage change | -2.52 Percentage change |
| 1969 | +1850.3% | 0.1474 Percentage change | 2.87 Percentage change |
| 2015 | -1657.6% | 0.1002 Percentage change | -1.56 Percentage change |
| 1991 | -1368.5% | -0.1292 Percentage change | -1.9 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3094 Percentage change | -3.31 Percentage change | 2.75 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.27 Percentage change | -2.52 Percentage change | 3.57 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3713 Percentage change | -1.88 Percentage change | 2.5 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0408 Percentage change | -5.1 Percentage change | 2.68 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7786 Percentage change | -5.73 Percentage change | 2.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8753 Percentage change | -1.2 Percentage change | 2.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4971 Percentage change | -1.6 Percentage change | 2.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.251 Percentage change | -0.9141 Percentage change | 0.6994 Percentage change | 6 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % 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 0.3636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Solomon Islands?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Solomon Islands was -0.8823 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 Percentage change in 1963.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.73 Percentage change in 1997.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Solomon Islands ranks 53rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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