Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 3.64 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Nicaragua, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 3.64 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is up 29.2% on the previous year and up 219.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nicaragua peaked at 5.77 Percentage change in 2022 and was at its lowest, -7.49 Percentage change, in 1987.
That places Nicaragua 18th out of 191 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5134 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 2.78 Percentage change | +441.9% |
| 1952 | 2.69 Percentage change | -3.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2755 Percentage change | -89.8% |
| 1954 | 4.53 Percentage change | +1545.8% |
| 1955 | 1.05 Percentage change | -76.8% |
| 1956 | 1.75 Percentage change | +67.0% |
| 1957 | 0.948 Percentage change | -46.0% |
| 1958 | 1.01 Percentage change | +6.5% |
| 1959 | 0.8059 Percentage change | -20.2% |
| 1960 | 4.59 Percentage change | +469.9% |
| 1961 | -1.27 Percentage change | -127.6% |
| 1962 | 3.1 Percentage change | -344.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8707 Percentage change | -71.9% |
| 1964 | -0.7661 Percentage change | -188.0% |
| 1965 | -0.5911 Percentage change | -22.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6283 Percentage change | -206.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7206 Percentage change | +14.7% |
| 1968 | 0.734 Percentage change | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 5.36 Percentage change | +629.8% |
| 1970 | 5.54 Percentage change | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 1.64 Percentage change | -70.4% |
| 1972 | -0.558 Percentage change | -134.1% |
| 1973 | 1.61 Percentage change | -389.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7552 Percentage change | -53.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6931 Percentage change | -8.2% |
| 1976 | -0.1108 Percentage change | -116.0% |
| 1977 | -1.06 Percentage change | +852.7% |
| 1978 | 3.04 Percentage change | -388.0% |
| 1979 | 3.76 Percentage change | +23.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4745 Percentage change | -87.4% |
| 1981 | 3.3 Percentage change | +594.7% |
| 1982 | -0.1436 Percentage change | -104.4% |
| 1983 | -2.16 Percentage change | +1402.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7057 Percentage change | -132.7% |
| 1985 | 3.24 Percentage change | +358.8% |
| 1986 | -0.9104 Percentage change | -128.1% |
| 1987 | -7.49 Percentage change | +722.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2604 Percentage change | -103.5% |
| 1989 | -1.69 Percentage change | -748.0% |
| 1990 | 5.04 Percentage change | -398.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1241 Percentage change | -97.5% |
| 1992 | -4.95 Percentage change | -4093.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2505 Percentage change | -105.1% |
| 1994 | -1.22 Percentage change | -585.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2572 Percentage change | -121.2% |
| 1996 | 1.13 Percentage change | +337.5% |
| 1997 | -0.7071 Percentage change | -162.8% |
| 1998 | -2.78 Percentage change | +293.3% |
| 1999 | 2.28 Percentage change | -182.0% |
| 2000 | -5.28 Percentage change | -331.4% |
| 2001 | -3.52 Percentage change | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8263 Percentage change | -123.5% |
| 2003 | -0.0137 Percentage change | -101.7% |
| 2004 | -0.1838 Percentage change | +1241.4% |
| 2005 | -1.02 Percentage change | +456.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9425 Percentage change | -192.3% |
| 2007 | 2.83 Percentage change | +200.6% |
| 2008 | 2.98 Percentage change | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.72 Percentage change | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.18 Percentage change | +90.5% |
| 2011 | 3.86 Percentage change | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 3.48 Percentage change | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 2.89 Percentage change | -16.9% |
| 2014 | -0.0892 Percentage change | -103.1% |
| 2015 | -3.06 Percentage change | +3331.5% |
| 2016 | 2.87 Percentage change | -193.7% |
| 2017 | 4.68 Percentage change | +63.3% |
| 2018 | 3.32 Percentage change | -29.1% |
| 2019 | -4.83 Percentage change | -245.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9591 Percentage change | -119.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3142 Percentage change | -67.2% |
| 2022 | 5.77 Percentage change | +1736.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6028 Percentage change | -89.6% |
| 2024 | 2.82 Percentage change | +367.7% |
| 2025 | 3.64 Percentage change | +29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.64 Percentage change | 0.2755 Percentage change | 4.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.34 Percentage change | -1.27 Percentage change | 5.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.53 Percentage change | -1.06 Percentage change | 5.54 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4412 Percentage change | -7.49 Percentage change | 3.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.058 Percentage change | -4.95 Percentage change | 5.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0284 Percentage change | -5.28 Percentage change | 2.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 Percentage change | -4.83 Percentage change | 5.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 Percentage change | 0.3142 Percentage change | 5.77 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nicaragua?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nicaragua was 3.64 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 Percentage change in 2022.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.49 Percentage change in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Nicaragua ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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