Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini
Eswatini: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 5.34 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 5.34 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of up 415.7% on the previous year and up 186.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini peaked at 20.49 Percentage change in 1950 and was at its lowest, -19.38 Percentage change, in 1992.
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 | -3.63 Percentage change | -17.71 Percentage change | 20.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -4.17 Percentage change | -18.35 Percentage change | 14.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.78 Percentage change | -6.18 Percentage change | 11.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3446 Percentage change | -9.42 Percentage change | 16.91 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2444 Percentage change | -19.38 Percentage change | 11.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5045 Percentage change | -15.4 Percentage change | 14.02 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.45 Percentage change | -14.49 Percentage change | 4.81 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 Percentage change | -2.35 Percentage change | 5.34 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Eswatini
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 238.1 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 17,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 1,950 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 10,000 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 17,200 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 4,054 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Planted Forest 957.5 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eswatini was 5.34 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 20.49 Percentage change in 1950.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.38 Percentage change in 1992.
- How does Eswatini rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Eswatini ranks 2nd out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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