Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Ceará
Ceará: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -10.37 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Ceará, 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 Ceará stood at -10.37 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 127.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ceará peaked at 30.69 Percentage change in 1986 and was at its lowest, -26.61 Percentage change, in 1958.
That places Ceará 58th out of 72 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Ceará, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -4.69 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -25.11 Percentage change | +435.8% |
| 1952 | -6.01 Percentage change | -76.1% |
| 1953 | -10.59 Percentage change | +76.1% |
| 1954 | -3.43 Percentage change | -67.6% |
| 1955 | -4.91 Percentage change | +43.1% |
| 1956 | -9 Percentage change | +83.2% |
| 1957 | -8.2 Percentage change | -8.9% |
| 1958 | -26.61 Percentage change | +224.3% |
| 1959 | -2.79 Percentage change | -89.5% |
| 1960 | -7.09 Percentage change | +153.8% |
| 1961 | 8.24 Percentage change | -216.2% |
| 1962 | -14.09 Percentage change | -270.9% |
| 1963 | 6.87 Percentage change | -148.8% |
| 1964 | 26.76 Percentage change | +289.3% |
| 1965 | -2.32 Percentage change | -108.7% |
| 1966 | -11.02 Percentage change | +375.4% |
| 1967 | 5.58 Percentage change | -150.6% |
| 1968 | 9.37 Percentage change | +67.9% |
| 1969 | -4.19 Percentage change | -144.7% |
| 1970 | -6.76 Percentage change | +61.4% |
| 1971 | 14.44 Percentage change | -313.6% |
| 1972 | -1.88 Percentage change | -113.0% |
| 1973 | 28.48 Percentage change | -1616.2% |
| 1974 | 21.58 Percentage change | -24.2% |
| 1975 | 22.09 Percentage change | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 8.04 Percentage change | -63.6% |
| 1977 | 21 Percentage change | +161.2% |
| 1978 | 20.9 Percentage change | -0.5% |
| 1979 | -4.9 Percentage change | -123.5% |
| 1980 | -9.7 Percentage change | +97.9% |
| 1981 | -16.2 Percentage change | +67.0% |
| 1982 | 2.82 Percentage change | -117.4% |
| 1983 | -22.34 Percentage change | -891.5% |
| 1984 | -5.15 Percentage change | -76.9% |
| 1985 | 22.22 Percentage change | -531.4% |
| 1986 | 30.69 Percentage change | +38.1% |
| 1987 | -8.03 Percentage change | -126.2% |
| 1988 | 10.83 Percentage change | -234.8% |
| 1989 | 9.98 Percentage change | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.581 Percentage change | -94.2% |
| 1991 | 3.35 Percentage change | +477.2% |
| 1992 | -7.9 Percentage change | -335.4% |
| 1993 | -21.23 Percentage change | +168.9% |
| 1994 | 9.1 Percentage change | -142.9% |
| 1995 | 20.15 Percentage change | +121.3% |
| 1996 | 3.48 Percentage change | -82.7% |
| 1997 | -11.46 Percentage change | -428.9% |
| 1998 | -17.81 Percentage change | +55.4% |
| 1999 | 1.69 Percentage change | -109.5% |
| 2000 | 7.5 Percentage change | +344.6% |
| 2001 | -9.69 Percentage change | -229.2% |
| 2002 | -4.86 Percentage change | -49.8% |
| 2003 | 6.94 Percentage change | -242.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0894 Percentage change | -101.3% |
| 2005 | -9.45 Percentage change | +10468.5% |
| 2006 | -1.63 Percentage change | -82.7% |
| 2007 | -5.79 Percentage change | +254.7% |
| 2008 | 6.96 Percentage change | -220.3% |
| 2009 | 19.14 Percentage change | +174.8% |
| 2010 | -13.82 Percentage change | -172.2% |
| 2011 | 16.11 Percentage change | -216.6% |
| 2012 | -25.13 Percentage change | -256.0% |
| 2013 | -18.74 Percentage change | -25.4% |
| 2014 | -8.25 Percentage change | -56.0% |
| 2015 | -10.18 Percentage change | +23.4% |
| 2016 | -11.98 Percentage change | +17.7% |
| 2017 | -0.166 Percentage change | -98.6% |
| 2018 | -2.77 Percentage change | +1567.4% |
| 2019 | 4.49 Percentage change | -262.3% |
| 2020 | 12.94 Percentage change | +188.0% |
| 2021 | -12.47 Percentage change | -196.4% |
| 2022 | 5.93 Percentage change | -147.5% |
| 2023 | -6.55 Percentage change | -210.6% |
| 2024 | -4.56 Percentage change | -30.4% |
| 2025 | -10.37 Percentage change | +127.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Ceará 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -10468.5% | -0.0894 Percentage change | -9.45 Percentage change |
| 1973 | +1616.2% | -1.88 Percentage change | 28.48 Percentage change |
| 2018 | -1567.4% | -0.166 Percentage change | -2.77 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -10.13 Percentage change | -26.61 Percentage change | -2.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.81 Percentage change | -14.09 Percentage change | 26.76 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.3 Percentage change | -6.76 Percentage change | 28.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 Percentage change | -22.34 Percentage change | 30.69 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2 Percentage change | -21.23 Percentage change | 20.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9041 Percentage change | -9.69 Percentage change | 19.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.04 Percentage change | -25.13 Percentage change | 16.11 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.51 Percentage change | -12.47 Percentage change | 12.94 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ceará
- 55 Myanmar -0.016 Percentage change compare
- 56 Belarus -0.1734 Percentage change compare
- 57 New Zealand -0.2131 Percentage change compare
- 57 Moldova -10.25 Percentage change compare
- 58 Luxembourg -0.2585 Percentage change compare
- 59 Switzerland -0.2925 Percentage change compare
- 60 Puerto Rico -0.4091 Percentage change compare
- 61 Portugal -0.6043 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Ceará
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.09 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 5.01 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 7,352 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 2,073 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 329.83 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ceará?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ceará was -10.37 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 Ceará?
- The highest recorded value was 30.69 Percentage change in 1986.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Ceará?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.61 Percentage change in 1958.
- How does Ceará rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Ceará ranks 58th out of 72 groups with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Ceará?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ceará 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