Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Caribbean
Caribbean: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -4.29 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Caribbean, 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 Caribbean stood at -4.29 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 291.0% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Caribbean peaked at 12.35 Percentage change in 1960 and was at its lowest, -11.29 Percentage change, in 1959.
That places Caribbean 2085th out of 3127 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.85 Percentage change | -11.29 Percentage change | 4.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.57 Percentage change | -9.15 Percentage change | 12.35 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.33 Percentage change | -4.46 Percentage change | 11.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.94 Percentage change | -1.36 Percentage change | 10.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8744 Percentage change | -9 Percentage change | 6.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.45 Percentage change | -8.46 Percentage change | 6.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.1 Percentage change | -8.17 Percentage change | 3.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.12 Percentage change | -7.39 Percentage change | 2.25 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 739,529 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 22,698 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 384,456 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Caribbean?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Caribbean was -4.29 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 12.35 Percentage change in 1960.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.29 Percentage change in 1959.
- How does Caribbean rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Caribbean ranks 2085th out of 3127 groups with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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