Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies
Emerging market economies: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -2.19 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies, 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 Emerging market economies is -2.19 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 44.4% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies peaked at 2.22 Percentage change in 1973 and was at its lowest, -4.15 Percentage change, in 2023.
That places Emerging market economies 1528th out of 3112 regions 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 Emerging market economies, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -1.08 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -0.9358 Percentage change | -13.4% |
| 1952 | -0.7521 Percentage change | -19.6% |
| 1953 | -0.6819 Percentage change | -9.3% |
| 1954 | -0.0423 Percentage change | -93.8% |
| 1955 | -0.8372 Percentage change | +1879.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0055 Percentage change | -100.7% |
| 1957 | -1.65 Percentage change | -30359.1% |
| 1958 | -0.7509 Percentage change | -54.6% |
| 1959 | -1.65 Percentage change | +119.5% |
| 1960 | -2.4 Percentage change | +45.5% |
| 1961 | -2.4 Percentage change | +0.2% |
| 1962 | -1.5 Percentage change | -37.5% |
| 1963 | -2.12 Percentage change | +41.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5824 Percentage change | -127.5% |
| 1965 | -1.93 Percentage change | -431.4% |
| 1966 | -0.9013 Percentage change | -53.3% |
| 1967 | 0.266 Percentage change | -129.5% |
| 1968 | -0.0092 Percentage change | -103.5% |
| 1969 | -1.71 Percentage change | +18419.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1251 Percentage change | -107.3% |
| 1971 | 1.19 Percentage change | +847.8% |
| 1972 | -0.2116 Percentage change | -117.8% |
| 1973 | 2.22 Percentage change | -1147.4% |
| 1974 | 0.867 Percentage change | -60.9% |
| 1975 | 1.09 Percentage change | +25.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4345 Percentage change | -60.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8603 Percentage change | +98.0% |
| 1978 | 1.99 Percentage change | +131.3% |
| 1979 | -0.0768 Percentage change | -103.9% |
| 1980 | -0.0577 Percentage change | -24.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1399 Percentage change | -342.6% |
| 1982 | -0.1474 Percentage change | -205.4% |
| 1983 | 0.837 Percentage change | -667.9% |
| 1984 | 1.15 Percentage change | +37.4% |
| 1985 | 1.83 Percentage change | +59.2% |
| 1986 | 1.1 Percentage change | -40.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1685 Percentage change | -84.6% |
| 1988 | -0.1243 Percentage change | -173.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5507 Percentage change | -543.1% |
| 1990 | 1.79 Percentage change | +224.5% |
| 1991 | -0.4254 Percentage change | -123.8% |
| 1992 | -0.0756 Percentage change | -82.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5457 Percentage change | -821.4% |
| 1994 | -0.2544 Percentage change | -146.6% |
| 1995 | -0.1654 Percentage change | -35.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5986 Percentage change | -461.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4272 Percentage change | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6164 Percentage change | +44.3% |
| 1999 | -0.5566 Percentage change | -190.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8298 Percentage change | -249.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2281 Percentage change | -72.5% |
| 2002 | -1.07 Percentage change | -570.2% |
| 2003 | -0.9198 Percentage change | -14.2% |
| 2004 | -0.6302 Percentage change | -31.5% |
| 2005 | -0.6114 Percentage change | -3.0% |
| 2006 | -1.16 Percentage change | +90.0% |
| 2007 | -1.42 Percentage change | +22.4% |
| 2008 | -0.4654 Percentage change | -67.3% |
| 2009 | -1.94 Percentage change | +316.3% |
| 2010 | -0.8364 Percentage change | -56.8% |
| 2011 | -1.79 Percentage change | +114.4% |
| 2012 | -2.66 Percentage change | +48.3% |
| 2013 | -1.38 Percentage change | -48.0% |
| 2014 | -1.78 Percentage change | +28.4% |
| 2015 | -1.64 Percentage change | -7.9% |
| 2016 | -1.74 Percentage change | +6.2% |
| 2017 | -1.09 Percentage change | -37.4% |
| 2018 | -2.04 Percentage change | +87.7% |
| 2019 | -2.91 Percentage change | +42.6% |
| 2020 | -2.98 Percentage change | +2.4% |
| 2021 | -3.03 Percentage change | +1.7% |
| 2022 | -2.65 Percentage change | -12.6% |
| 2023 | -4.15 Percentage change | +56.7% |
| 2024 | -3.95 Percentage change | -4.9% |
| 2025 | -2.19 Percentage change | -44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.8377 Percentage change | -1.65 Percentage change | 0.0055 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.21 Percentage change | -2.4 Percentage change | 0.5824 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8477 Percentage change | -0.2116 Percentage change | 2.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5445 Percentage change | -0.1474 Percentage change | 1.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2497 Percentage change | -0.5566 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7163 Percentage change | -1.94 Percentage change | 0.8298 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.79 Percentage change | -2.91 Percentage change | -0.8364 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.16 Percentage change | -4.15 Percentage change | -2.19 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Emerging market economies was -2.19 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 Emerging market economies?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 Percentage change in 1973.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Emerging market economies?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.15 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does Emerging market economies rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Emerging market economies ranks 1528th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Emerging market economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Emerging market economies 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