Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Macau, China
Macau, China: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -3.98 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Macau, China, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded -3.98 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 698.6% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Macau, China peaked at 23.21 Percentage change in 1982 and was at its lowest, -29.79 Percentage change, in 1963.
Macau, China ranks 125th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | -3.95 Percentage change | -25.6 Percentage change | 16.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -3.54 Percentage change | -29.79 Percentage change | 5.97 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.45 Percentage change | -17.13 Percentage change | 22.16 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.87 Percentage change | -7.17 Percentage change | 23.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.03 Percentage change | -26.64 Percentage change | 16.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.19 Percentage change | -25.54 Percentage change | 14.41 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9156 Percentage change | -20.2 Percentage change | 14.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0648 Percentage change | -6.83 Percentage change | 10.03 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
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- 124 Burundi -3.89 Percentage change compare
- 126 Thuringia -4.01 Percentage change compare
- 127 Germany -4.12 Percentage change compare
- 128 Gambia -4.15 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Macau, China
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0402 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.4245 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.8051 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Macau, China?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Macau, China was -3.98 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 Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 23.21 Percentage change in 1982.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.79 Percentage change in 1963.
- How does Macau, China rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Macau, China ranks 125th out of 232 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macau, China 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