Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 7.82 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in New Caledonia, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 7.82 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of up 451.6% on the previous year and up 327.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in New Caledonia peaked at 20.83 Percentage change in 2022 and was at its lowest, -15.28 Percentage change, in 1993.
That places New Caledonia 6th out of 232 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 4.69 Percentage change | -4.74 Percentage change | 16.85 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.41 Percentage change | -7.35 Percentage change | 17.35 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.14 Percentage change | -7.54 Percentage change | 14.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3862 Percentage change | -12.7 Percentage change | 16.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.67 Percentage change | -15.28 Percentage change | 12.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 Percentage change | -4.66 Percentage change | 13.63 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.226 Percentage change | -8.61 Percentage change | 10.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 Percentage change | -2.52 Percentage change | 20.83 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 3 India 11.05 Percentage change compare
- 4 Mauritius 9.92 Percentage change compare
- 5 Northern Mariana Islands 8.23 Percentage change compare
- 7 Philippines 6.85 Percentage change compare
- 8 San Marino 6.82 Percentage change compare
- 9 Botswana 6.04 Percentage change compare
More environment data for New Caledonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.314 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 358 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 333 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 51.1 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 528 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.8 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in New Caledonia?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in New Caledonia was 7.82 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.83 Percentage change in 2022.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.28 Percentage change in 1993.
- How does New Caledonia rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- New Caledonia ranks 6th out of 232 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 327.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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