Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -26.41 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Cayman 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 — land soil moisture anomaly in Cayman Islands is -26.41 Percentage change, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 285.1% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Cayman Islands peaked at 38.92 Percentage change in 1964 and was at its lowest, -26.41 Percentage change, in 2025.
Cayman Islands ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | -2.1 Percentage change | -23.19 Percentage change | 26.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.7 Percentage change | -5.58 Percentage change | 38.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.67 Percentage change | -9.56 Percentage change | 13.96 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.31 Percentage change | -18.85 Percentage change | 32.24 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.99 Percentage change | -13.53 Percentage change | 9.45 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.12 Percentage change | -22.58 Percentage change | 13.5 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7027 Percentage change | -14.51 Percentage change | 14.56 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.83 Percentage change | -26.41 Percentage change | 14.27 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Cayman Islands?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Cayman Islands was -26.41 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.92 Percentage change in 1964.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.41 Percentage change in 2025.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Cayman Islands ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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