Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Dominica
Dominica: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 3.05 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Dominica, 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 Dominica stood at 3.05 Percentage change.
The figure is up 195.6% on the previous year and up 143.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Dominica peaked at 14.59 Percentage change in 2011 and was at its lowest, -10.1 Percentage change, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 24th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.73 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 6.66 Percentage change | -23.7% |
| 1952 | -1.73 Percentage change | -126.0% |
| 1953 | -4.53 Percentage change | +160.8% |
| 1954 | 5.03 Percentage change | -211.1% |
| 1955 | -1.67 Percentage change | -133.3% |
| 1956 | -3.83 Percentage change | +129.3% |
| 1957 | 2.03 Percentage change | -153.0% |
| 1958 | 7.26 Percentage change | +257.3% |
| 1959 | 0.4568 Percentage change | -93.7% |
| 1960 | 2.92 Percentage change | +539.5% |
| 1961 | 11.22 Percentage change | +284.3% |
| 1962 | 8.62 Percentage change | -23.3% |
| 1963 | 9.73 Percentage change | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 3.28 Percentage change | -66.3% |
| 1965 | -3.85 Percentage change | -217.5% |
| 1966 | 1.22 Percentage change | -131.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9312 Percentage change | -23.5% |
| 1968 | -1.82 Percentage change | -295.4% |
| 1969 | -0.9108 Percentage change | -49.9% |
| 1970 | 1.6 Percentage change | -275.7% |
| 1971 | -4.56 Percentage change | -384.9% |
| 1972 | 7.84 Percentage change | -272.1% |
| 1973 | -0.5687 Percentage change | -107.3% |
| 1974 | 5.42 Percentage change | -1052.5% |
| 1975 | 0.379 Percentage change | -93.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2147 Percentage change | -43.3% |
| 1977 | 3.15 Percentage change | +1365.3% |
| 1978 | 2.69 Percentage change | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 10.22 Percentage change | +279.4% |
| 1980 | -0.6866 Percentage change | -106.7% |
| 1981 | 2.3 Percentage change | -435.1% |
| 1982 | 7.11 Percentage change | +208.9% |
| 1983 | 2.58 Percentage change | -63.7% |
| 1984 | -1.56 Percentage change | -160.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4189 Percentage change | -126.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5798 Percentage change | +38.4% |
| 1987 | 2.35 Percentage change | +305.0% |
| 1988 | 7.8 Percentage change | +232.1% |
| 1989 | 3.06 Percentage change | -60.8% |
| 1990 | -3.85 Percentage change | -226.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1589 Percentage change | -104.1% |
| 1992 | -4.34 Percentage change | -2830.9% |
| 1993 | 3.09 Percentage change | -171.2% |
| 1994 | -6.79 Percentage change | -319.8% |
| 1995 | -4.71 Percentage change | -30.6% |
| 1996 | -1.47 Percentage change | -68.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6472 Percentage change | -144.0% |
| 1998 | 2.23 Percentage change | +244.7% |
| 1999 | 1.38 Percentage change | -38.0% |
| 2000 | -2.2 Percentage change | -259.2% |
| 2001 | -10.1 Percentage change | +359.0% |
| 2002 | 2.27 Percentage change | -122.5% |
| 2003 | -5.28 Percentage change | -332.3% |
| 2004 | -1.45 Percentage change | -72.6% |
| 2005 | 5.37 Percentage change | -470.6% |
| 2006 | 1.09 Percentage change | -79.8% |
| 2007 | -0.6451 Percentage change | -159.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6991 Percentage change | -208.4% |
| 2009 | -5.65 Percentage change | -908.8% |
| 2010 | 4.92 Percentage change | -187.1% |
| 2011 | 14.59 Percentage change | +196.3% |
| 2012 | -1.17 Percentage change | -108.0% |
| 2013 | 6.93 Percentage change | -694.9% |
| 2014 | -3.02 Percentage change | -143.6% |
| 2015 | -7.03 Percentage change | +132.6% |
| 2016 | 4.78 Percentage change | -167.9% |
| 2017 | 3.68 Percentage change | -23.0% |
| 2018 | -6.56 Percentage change | -278.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4127 Percentage change | -106.3% |
| 2020 | -2.15 Percentage change | -619.9% |
| 2021 | -4.17 Percentage change | +94.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7098 Percentage change | -117.0% |
| 2023 | 1.12 Percentage change | +58.1% |
| 2024 | -3.19 Percentage change | -384.4% |
| 2025 | 3.05 Percentage change | -195.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.84 Percentage change | -4.53 Percentage change | 8.73 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.13 Percentage change | -3.85 Percentage change | 11.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.64 Percentage change | -4.56 Percentage change | 10.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 Percentage change | -1.56 Percentage change | 7.8 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.37 Percentage change | -6.79 Percentage change | 3.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.59 Percentage change | -10.1 Percentage change | 5.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 Percentage change | -7.03 Percentage change | 14.59 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7716 Percentage change | -4.17 Percentage change | 3.05 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 21 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 3.16 Percentage change compare
- 22 Martinique 3.12 Percentage change compare
- 23 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 3.08 Percentage change compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 2.93 Percentage change compare
- 26 Costa Rica 2.9 Percentage change compare
- 27 Isle of Man 2.85 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.89 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.27 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Dominica?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Dominica was 3.05 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 14.59 Percentage change in 2011.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.1 Percentage change in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Dominica ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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