Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia
Colombia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.4233 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia, 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 Colombia stood at 0.4233 Percentage change.
The figure is up 108.1% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia peaked at 3.28 Percentage change in 1974 and was at its lowest, -6.35 Percentage change, in 2023.
That places Colombia 53rd out of 232 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 | -0.0604 Percentage change | -3.46 Percentage change | 1.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.19 Percentage change | -4.6 Percentage change | 0.7969 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9814 Percentage change | -0.792 Percentage change | 3.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5574 Percentage change | -1.35 Percentage change | 2.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0309 Percentage change | -2.96 Percentage change | 2.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6283 Percentage change | -1.82 Percentage change | 0.5189 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.12 Percentage change | -4.72 Percentage change | 1.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.56 Percentage change | -6.35 Percentage change | 0.4233 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Colombia was 0.4233 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 Percentage change in 1974.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.35 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Colombia ranks 53rd out of 232 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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