Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Pakistan
Pakistan: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -10.53 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Pakistan, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Pakistan stood at -10.53 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 170.4% on the previous year and down 246.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Pakistan peaked at 24.61 Percentage change in 1997 and was at its lowest, -24.41 Percentage change, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 | -0.6348 Percentage change | -21.1 Percentage change | 19.85 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -9.19 Percentage change | -24.41 Percentage change | 14.32 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.34 Percentage change | -18.35 Percentage change | 7.74 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 Percentage change | -10.6 Percentage change | 20.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.67 Percentage change | -10.86 Percentage change | 24.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.79 Percentage change | -24.34 Percentage change | 17.39 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.34 Percentage change | -19.83 Percentage change | 12.58 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 Percentage change | -18.14 Percentage change | 16.38 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Pakistan?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Pakistan was -10.53 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.61 Percentage change in 1997.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.41 Percentage change in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Pakistan ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 246.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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