Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Nepal
Nepal: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 2.73 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 2.73 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 169.0% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nepal peaked at 16.51 Percentage change in 1951 and was at its lowest, -9.54 Percentage change, in 1966.
Nepal ranks 28th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 4.82 Percentage change | -4.51 Percentage change | 16.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -3.26 Percentage change | -9.54 Percentage change | 4.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9714 Percentage change | -6.06 Percentage change | 5.78 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6724 Percentage change | -5.4 Percentage change | 5.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 Percentage change | -5.26 Percentage change | 8.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4652 Percentage change | -5.57 Percentage change | 6.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3888 Percentage change | -8.63 Percentage change | 4.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 Percentage change | -3.96 Percentage change | 6.48 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 25 Zimbabwe 2.93 Percentage change compare
- 26 Costa Rica 2.9 Percentage change compare
- 27 Isle of Man 2.85 Percentage change compare
- 29 Ireland 2.51 Percentage change compare
- 30 Vanuatu 2.29 Percentage change compare
- 31 Northern Ireland 2.21 Percentage change compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nepal?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nepal was 2.73 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.51 Percentage change in 1951.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.54 Percentage change in 1966.
- How does Nepal rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Nepal ranks 28th out of 232 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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