Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Palau
Palau: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 14.18 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Palau, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Palau recorded 14.18 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.4% on the previous year and up 359.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Palau peaked at 22.61 Percentage change in 1952 and was at its lowest, -20.1 Percentage change, in 1992.
That places Palau 1st 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.52 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 15.67 Percentage change | -10.5% |
| 1952 | 22.61 Percentage change | +44.2% |
| 1953 | 11.45 Percentage change | -49.4% |
| 1954 | 17.41 Percentage change | +52.1% |
| 1955 | 13.15 Percentage change | -24.5% |
| 1956 | 13.6 Percentage change | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 14.89 Percentage change | +9.5% |
| 1958 | -2.68 Percentage change | -118.0% |
| 1959 | 7.76 Percentage change | -389.3% |
| 1960 | -0.726 Percentage change | -109.4% |
| 1961 | -0.9182 Percentage change | +26.5% |
| 1962 | 10.19 Percentage change | -1210.1% |
| 1963 | 2.03 Percentage change | -80.0% |
| 1964 | -7.91 Percentage change | -489.0% |
| 1965 | -5.41 Percentage change | -31.6% |
| 1966 | -17.6 Percentage change | +225.4% |
| 1967 | -7.35 Percentage change | -58.3% |
| 1968 | -13.1 Percentage change | +78.3% |
| 1969 | -11.39 Percentage change | -13.1% |
| 1970 | -1.67 Percentage change | -85.4% |
| 1971 | 4 Percentage change | -340.0% |
| 1972 | 4.13 Percentage change | +3.3% |
| 1973 | -2.33 Percentage change | -156.4% |
| 1974 | 14.74 Percentage change | -731.6% |
| 1975 | 10.13 Percentage change | -31.3% |
| 1976 | 1.59 Percentage change | -84.3% |
| 1977 | -4.08 Percentage change | -356.1% |
| 1978 | 6.68 Percentage change | -264.0% |
| 1979 | -2.87 Percentage change | -142.9% |
| 1980 | 3.76 Percentage change | -231.1% |
| 1981 | 2.37 Percentage change | -37.1% |
| 1982 | -18.76 Percentage change | -892.7% |
| 1983 | -12.88 Percentage change | -31.4% |
| 1984 | 8.92 Percentage change | -169.3% |
| 1985 | 6.35 Percentage change | -28.8% |
| 1986 | -4.36 Percentage change | -168.6% |
| 1987 | -8.28 Percentage change | +90.0% |
| 1988 | 10.01 Percentage change | -220.8% |
| 1989 | 7.64 Percentage change | -23.6% |
| 1990 | -16.89 Percentage change | -321.1% |
| 1991 | -10.39 Percentage change | -38.5% |
| 1992 | -20.1 Percentage change | +93.5% |
| 1993 | 4.58 Percentage change | -122.8% |
| 1994 | -3.05 Percentage change | -166.7% |
| 1995 | 4.31 Percentage change | -241.4% |
| 1996 | 7.09 Percentage change | +64.3% |
| 1997 | -3.42 Percentage change | -148.2% |
| 1998 | -16.27 Percentage change | +375.6% |
| 1999 | 13.74 Percentage change | -184.5% |
| 2000 | 16.34 Percentage change | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 13.97 Percentage change | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3912 Percentage change | -97.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2199 Percentage change | -43.8% |
| 2004 | -8.79 Percentage change | -4097.2% |
| 2005 | 10.29 Percentage change | -217.1% |
| 2006 | 6.21 Percentage change | -39.6% |
| 2007 | 1.98 Percentage change | -68.2% |
| 2008 | 7.35 Percentage change | +271.4% |
| 2009 | 10.73 Percentage change | +46.1% |
| 2010 | -9.31 Percentage change | -186.7% |
| 2011 | 17.9 Percentage change | -292.3% |
| 2012 | 5.77 Percentage change | -67.8% |
| 2013 | -0.559 Percentage change | -109.7% |
| 2014 | 3.58 Percentage change | -739.8% |
| 2015 | -5.47 Percentage change | -252.9% |
| 2016 | -4.5 Percentage change | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 9.7 Percentage change | -315.7% |
| 2018 | -1.5 Percentage change | -115.5% |
| 2019 | -4.46 Percentage change | +197.7% |
| 2020 | -3.67 Percentage change | -17.8% |
| 2021 | -1.51 Percentage change | -58.7% |
| 2022 | 11.99 Percentage change | -892.1% |
| 2023 | 4.56 Percentage change | -62.0% |
| 2024 | 9.82 Percentage change | +115.4% |
| 2025 | 14.18 Percentage change | +44.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 14.18 Percentage change is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.98 Percentage change. (65 countries reporting)
- Palau's 14.18 Percentage change is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1661 Percentage change, 85.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -4097.2% | 0.2199 Percentage change | -8.79 Percentage change |
| 1962 | +1210.1% | -0.9182 Percentage change | 10.19 Percentage change |
| 2022 | +892.1% | -1.51 Percentage change | 11.99 Percentage change |
| 1982 | -892.7% | 2.37 Percentage change | -18.76 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.14 Percentage change | -2.68 Percentage change | 22.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -5.22 Percentage change | -17.6 Percentage change | 10.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.03 Percentage change | -4.08 Percentage change | 14.74 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5231 Percentage change | -18.76 Percentage change | 10.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.04 Percentage change | -20.1 Percentage change | 13.74 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.87 Percentage change | -8.79 Percentage change | 16.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 Percentage change | -9.31 Percentage change | 17.9 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.89 Percentage change | -3.67 Percentage change | 14.18 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.35 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Palau?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Palau was 14.18 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 22.61 Percentage change in 1952.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.1 Percentage change in 1992.
- How does Palau rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Palau ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 359.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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