Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in El Salvador
El Salvador: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -3.31 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador stood at -3.31 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1,504.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in El Salvador peaked at 7.25 Percentage change in 1990 and was at its lowest, -9.84 Percentage change, in 1987.
That places El Salvador 100th out of 191 countries 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -1.89 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.22 Percentage change | -164.4% |
| 1952 | 2.61 Percentage change | +114.0% |
| 1953 | -0.8731 Percentage change | -133.5% |
| 1954 | 3.81 Percentage change | -536.8% |
| 1955 | 2.45 Percentage change | -35.6% |
| 1956 | -2.84 Percentage change | -215.9% |
| 1957 | 2.13 Percentage change | -174.9% |
| 1958 | 1.68 Percentage change | -21.0% |
| 1959 | -0.1103 Percentage change | -106.6% |
| 1960 | 4.65 Percentage change | -4314.7% |
| 1961 | -0.9087 Percentage change | -119.6% |
| 1962 | 1.45 Percentage change | -259.5% |
| 1963 | -4.58 Percentage change | -415.9% |
| 1964 | -0.9271 Percentage change | -79.8% |
| 1965 | -4.47 Percentage change | +382.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5789 Percentage change | -113.0% |
| 1967 | -5.78 Percentage change | -1098.0% |
| 1968 | -3.81 Percentage change | -34.1% |
| 1969 | 6.41 Percentage change | -268.4% |
| 1970 | 2.23 Percentage change | -65.2% |
| 1971 | -0.4877 Percentage change | -121.9% |
| 1972 | -1.37 Percentage change | +180.6% |
| 1973 | 6.3 Percentage change | -560.6% |
| 1974 | -3.64 Percentage change | -157.8% |
| 1975 | 1.08 Percentage change | -129.5% |
| 1976 | -2.42 Percentage change | -324.7% |
| 1977 | -1.69 Percentage change | -30.1% |
| 1978 | 2.02 Percentage change | -219.4% |
| 1979 | 5.61 Percentage change | +177.7% |
| 1980 | -1.83 Percentage change | -132.6% |
| 1981 | 4.53 Percentage change | -347.5% |
| 1982 | -3.99 Percentage change | -188.2% |
| 1983 | 2.34 Percentage change | -158.5% |
| 1984 | 4.57 Percentage change | +95.7% |
| 1985 | 4.95 Percentage change | +8.3% |
| 1986 | -2.42 Percentage change | -148.8% |
| 1987 | -9.84 Percentage change | +306.9% |
| 1988 | 2.36 Percentage change | -124.0% |
| 1989 | -4.77 Percentage change | -301.7% |
| 1990 | 7.25 Percentage change | -252.1% |
| 1991 | -4.17 Percentage change | -157.5% |
| 1992 | -0.7276 Percentage change | -82.6% |
| 1993 | 1.98 Percentage change | -372.4% |
| 1994 | -5.87 Percentage change | -396.2% |
| 1995 | 5.58 Percentage change | -195.1% |
| 1996 | 6.2 Percentage change | +11.1% |
| 1997 | -0.2767 Percentage change | -104.5% |
| 1998 | 3.43 Percentage change | -1338.3% |
| 1999 | -1.95 Percentage change | -156.9% |
| 2000 | -6.09 Percentage change | +212.3% |
| 2001 | -8.23 Percentage change | +35.2% |
| 2002 | -2.53 Percentage change | -69.2% |
| 2003 | 4.28 Percentage change | -269.0% |
| 2004 | -0.6876 Percentage change | -116.1% |
| 2005 | -1.02 Percentage change | +48.1% |
| 2006 | 1.52 Percentage change | -249.2% |
| 2007 | -0.5834 Percentage change | -138.4% |
| 2008 | -0.651 Percentage change | +11.6% |
| 2009 | -0.9603 Percentage change | +47.5% |
| 2010 | 5.76 Percentage change | -699.4% |
| 2011 | 1.13 Percentage change | -80.4% |
| 2012 | -7.31 Percentage change | -747.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1324 Percentage change | -98.2% |
| 2014 | -3.06 Percentage change | +2209.4% |
| 2015 | -4.14 Percentage change | +35.3% |
| 2016 | -5.97 Percentage change | +44.3% |
| 2017 | -1.15 Percentage change | -80.7% |
| 2018 | -2.29 Percentage change | +98.9% |
| 2019 | -8.53 Percentage change | +272.2% |
| 2020 | 4.42 Percentage change | -151.8% |
| 2021 | -3.75 Percentage change | -184.8% |
| 2022 | 4.8 Percentage change | -228.1% |
| 2023 | 1.13 Percentage change | -76.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2358 Percentage change | -79.2% |
| 2025 | -3.31 Percentage change | -1504.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8191 Percentage change | -2.84 Percentage change | 3.81 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7381 Percentage change | -5.78 Percentage change | 6.41 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7628 Percentage change | -3.64 Percentage change | 6.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4091 Percentage change | -9.84 Percentage change | 4.95 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 Percentage change | -5.87 Percentage change | 7.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.49 Percentage change | -8.23 Percentage change | 4.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.57 Percentage change | -8.53 Percentage change | 5.76 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5876 Percentage change | -3.75 Percentage change | 4.8 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in El Salvador?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in El Salvador was -3.31 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.25 Percentage change in 1990.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.84 Percentage change in 1987.
- How does El Salvador rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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