Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Amazonas
Amazonas: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.51 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Amazonas, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Amazonas stood at 1.51 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 142.8% on the previous year and up 5,887.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Amazonas peaked at 2.93 Percentage change in 1996 and was at its lowest, -4.99 Percentage change, in 1963.
That places Amazonas 8th out of 72 groups 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 — Land soil moisture anomaly in Amazonas, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.08 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.07 Percentage change | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 2.32 Percentage change | +117.4% |
| 1953 | 2.02 Percentage change | -12.9% |
| 1954 | -2.77 Percentage change | -237.0% |
| 1955 | 1.86 Percentage change | -167.3% |
| 1956 | 1.23 Percentage change | -33.8% |
| 1957 | -1.69 Percentage change | -236.9% |
| 1958 | 0.179 Percentage change | -110.6% |
| 1959 | -0.5905 Percentage change | -430.0% |
| 1960 | -2.08 Percentage change | +252.9% |
| 1961 | -3.26 Percentage change | +56.5% |
| 1962 | -0.9918 Percentage change | -69.6% |
| 1963 | -4.99 Percentage change | +402.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0582 Percentage change | -101.2% |
| 1965 | -2.11 Percentage change | -3717.3% |
| 1966 | -1.39 Percentage change | -34.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6434 Percentage change | -146.3% |
| 1968 | -0.2444 Percentage change | -138.0% |
| 1969 | -1.27 Percentage change | +419.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4449 Percentage change | -135.0% |
| 1971 | 1.19 Percentage change | +168.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2612 Percentage change | -78.1% |
| 1973 | 2.05 Percentage change | +685.4% |
| 1974 | 1.57 Percentage change | -23.4% |
| 1975 | 1.19 Percentage change | -24.0% |
| 1976 | 1.35 Percentage change | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7097 Percentage change | -47.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5494 Percentage change | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0251 Percentage change | -95.4% |
| 1980 | -0.7122 Percentage change | -2937.3% |
| 1981 | -0.3648 Percentage change | -48.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4967 Percentage change | -236.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6769 Percentage change | +36.3% |
| 1984 | 1.11 Percentage change | +63.3% |
| 1985 | -3.28 Percentage change | -397.2% |
| 1986 | 0.21 Percentage change | -106.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5055 Percentage change | +140.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4515 Percentage change | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 2.3 Percentage change | +408.9% |
| 1990 | -1.83 Percentage change | -179.8% |
| 1991 | 1.19 Percentage change | -164.7% |
| 1992 | -1.9 Percentage change | -260.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6019 Percentage change | -131.7% |
| 1994 | 1.27 Percentage change | +111.0% |
| 1995 | -0.5058 Percentage change | -139.8% |
| 1996 | 2.93 Percentage change | -678.6% |
| 1997 | -0.5402 Percentage change | -118.5% |
| 1998 | -0.4177 Percentage change | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9531 Percentage change | -328.2% |
| 2000 | 1.16 Percentage change | +21.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0989 Percentage change | -91.5% |
| 2002 | 1.43 Percentage change | +1350.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1615 Percentage change | -88.7% |
| 2004 | -1.5 Percentage change | -1026.3% |
| 2005 | -3.53 Percentage change | +135.9% |
| 2006 | -1.19 Percentage change | -66.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1814 Percentage change | -115.2% |
| 2008 | 0.615 Percentage change | +239.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 Percentage change | +74.3% |
| 2010 | -2.34 Percentage change | -318.3% |
| 2011 | -0.9252 Percentage change | -60.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8708 Percentage change | -194.1% |
| 2013 | -0.9418 Percentage change | -208.2% |
| 2014 | -0.2366 Percentage change | -74.9% |
| 2015 | -0.0262 Percentage change | -88.9% |
| 2016 | -0.4707 Percentage change | +1699.6% |
| 2017 | 1.12 Percentage change | -337.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2501 Percentage change | -77.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6793 Percentage change | +171.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6618 Percentage change | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8835 Percentage change | +33.5% |
| 2022 | -2.49 Percentage change | -382.2% |
| 2023 | -0.8244 Percentage change | -66.9% |
| 2024 | -3.54 Percentage change | +329.6% |
| 2025 | 1.51 Percentage change | -142.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Amazonas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -3717.3% | 0.0582 Percentage change | -2.11 Percentage change |
| 1980 | -2937.3% | 0.0251 Percentage change | -0.7122 Percentage change |
| 2016 | -1699.6% | -0.0262 Percentage change | -0.4707 Percentage change |
| 2002 | +1350.0% | 0.0989 Percentage change | 1.43 Percentage change |
| 2004 | -1026.3% | 0.1615 Percentage change | -1.5 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4716 Percentage change | -2.77 Percentage change | 2.32 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.56 Percentage change | -4.99 Percentage change | 0.6434 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9351 Percentage change | 0.0251 Percentage change | 2.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1382 Percentage change | -3.28 Percentage change | 2.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1741 Percentage change | -1.9 Percentage change | 2.93 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1495 Percentage change | -3.53 Percentage change | 1.43 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2021 Percentage change | -2.34 Percentage change | 1.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6333 Percentage change | -3.54 Percentage change | 1.51 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Amazonas
- 5 Northern Mariana Islands 8.23 Percentage change compare
- 6 New Caledonia 7.82 Percentage change compare
- 7 Philippines 6.85 Percentage change compare
- 8 San Marino 6.82 Percentage change compare
- 9 Botswana 6.04 Percentage change compare
- 10 Panama 5.66 Percentage change compare
- 11 Fiji 0.6759 Percentage change compare
- 11 South Africa 5.46 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Amazonas
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.27 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.72 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.79 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 258.48 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 312.4 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 373.44 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Amazonas?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Amazonas was 1.51 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Amazonas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 Percentage change in 1996.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Amazonas?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.99 Percentage change in 1963.
- How does Amazonas rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Amazonas ranks 8th out of 72 groups with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Amazonas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,887.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Amazonas data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Land 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