Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -3.03 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Antigua and Barbuda, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Antigua and Barbuda is -3.03 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 262.4% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 16.12 Percentage change in 2005 and was at its lowest, -15.72 Percentage change, in 2001.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 96th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 — Land soil moisture anomaly in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.84 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.21 Percentage change | -75.1% |
| 1952 | -5.22 Percentage change | -532.8% |
| 1953 | -5.94 Percentage change | +13.9% |
| 1954 | -2.02 Percentage change | -66.0% |
| 1955 | -10.95 Percentage change | +442.4% |
| 1956 | -12.31 Percentage change | +12.4% |
| 1957 | -5.69 Percentage change | -53.8% |
| 1958 | 6.96 Percentage change | -222.3% |
| 1959 | -7.46 Percentage change | -207.1% |
| 1960 | -8.96 Percentage change | +20.1% |
| 1961 | 9.06 Percentage change | -201.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9041 Percentage change | -90.0% |
| 1963 | -4.88 Percentage change | -640.2% |
| 1964 | -5.51 Percentage change | +12.8% |
| 1965 | -6.69 Percentage change | +21.3% |
| 1966 | -0.0822 Percentage change | -98.8% |
| 1967 | -6.98 Percentage change | +8390.5% |
| 1968 | -10.51 Percentage change | +50.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3962 Percentage change | -103.8% |
| 1970 | -6.79 Percentage change | -1814.1% |
| 1971 | -10.95 Percentage change | +61.2% |
| 1972 | 1.26 Percentage change | -111.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0266 Percentage change | -97.9% |
| 1974 | -0.3946 Percentage change | -1582.8% |
| 1975 | -6.08 Percentage change | +1441.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1932 Percentage change | -103.2% |
| 1977 | -6.18 Percentage change | -3299.3% |
| 1978 | -5.2 Percentage change | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 13.89 Percentage change | -367.1% |
| 1980 | -9.48 Percentage change | -168.3% |
| 1981 | -1.52 Percentage change | -84.0% |
| 1982 | 6.77 Percentage change | -545.2% |
| 1983 | 4.06 Percentage change | -40.1% |
| 1984 | -0.7948 Percentage change | -119.6% |
| 1985 | -2.27 Percentage change | +185.5% |
| 1986 | -2.39 Percentage change | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 9.32 Percentage change | -490.1% |
| 1988 | 5.58 Percentage change | -40.1% |
| 1989 | -1.29 Percentage change | -123.1% |
| 1990 | -5.97 Percentage change | +362.5% |
| 1991 | -1.42 Percentage change | -76.3% |
| 1992 | -7.47 Percentage change | +427.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7468 Percentage change | -110.0% |
| 1994 | -14.87 Percentage change | -2091.6% |
| 1995 | -5.44 Percentage change | -63.4% |
| 1996 | -3.24 Percentage change | -40.5% |
| 1997 | -5.4 Percentage change | +66.6% |
| 1998 | 6.82 Percentage change | -226.4% |
| 1999 | 4.88 Percentage change | -28.4% |
| 2000 | -1.86 Percentage change | -138.0% |
| 2001 | -15.72 Percentage change | +747.6% |
| 2002 | 1.11 Percentage change | -107.0% |
| 2003 | -7.59 Percentage change | -786.3% |
| 2004 | 8.15 Percentage change | -207.4% |
| 2005 | 16.12 Percentage change | +97.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5 Percentage change | -84.5% |
| 2007 | 5.51 Percentage change | +120.0% |
| 2008 | 3.12 Percentage change | -43.4% |
| 2009 | -6.69 Percentage change | -314.2% |
| 2010 | 9.23 Percentage change | -238.1% |
| 2011 | 12.68 Percentage change | +37.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7 Percentage change | -70.8% |
| 2013 | 6.55 Percentage change | +77.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0318 Percentage change | -100.5% |
| 2015 | -10.98 Percentage change | +34426.4% |
| 2016 | 7.56 Percentage change | -168.8% |
| 2017 | 9.36 Percentage change | +23.8% |
| 2018 | -9.7 Percentage change | -203.6% |
| 2019 | -7.93 Percentage change | -18.2% |
| 2020 | -0.6539 Percentage change | -91.8% |
| 2021 | -11.21 Percentage change | +1614.3% |
| 2022 | -7.18 Percentage change | -36.0% |
| 2023 | -2.37 Percentage change | -67.0% |
| 2024 | 1.87 Percentage change | -178.8% |
| 2025 | -3.03 Percentage change | -262.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.66 Percentage change | -12.31 Percentage change | 6.96 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -3.32 Percentage change | -10.51 Percentage change | 9.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.02 Percentage change | -10.95 Percentage change | 13.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7981 Percentage change | -9.48 Percentage change | 9.32 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.14 Percentage change | -14.87 Percentage change | 6.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4657 Percentage change | -15.72 Percentage change | 16.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 Percentage change | -10.98 Percentage change | 12.68 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.76 Percentage change | -11.21 Percentage change | 1.87 Percentage change | 6 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Antigua and Barbuda was -3.03 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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.12 Percentage change in 2005.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.72 Percentage change in 2001.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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