Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -10.72 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Rio de Janeiro, 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 Rio de Janeiro is -10.72 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 119.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Rio de Janeiro peaked at 7.58 Percentage change in 2009 and was at its lowest, -16.15 Percentage change, in 1963.
That places Rio de Janeiro 61st out of 72 groups 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 | -1.64 Percentage change | -10.83 Percentage change | 5.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -3.54 Percentage change | -16.15 Percentage change | 7.23 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6632 Percentage change | -4.81 Percentage change | 3.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 Percentage change | -2.76 Percentage change | 7.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7989 Percentage change | -3.48 Percentage change | 2.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.05 Percentage change | -6.79 Percentage change | 7.58 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -4 Percentage change | -9.26 Percentage change | 2.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.21 Percentage change | -10.72 Percentage change | -1.41 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rio de Janeiro
- 58 Luxembourg -0.2585 Percentage change compare
- 59 Switzerland -0.2925 Percentage change compare
- 60 Puerto Rico -0.4091 Percentage change compare
- 61 Portugal -0.6043 Percentage change compare
- 62 Honduras -0.6894 Percentage change compare
- 63 Malawi -0.9153 Percentage change compare
- 64 Montenegro -0.9561 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Rio de Janeiro
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.48 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 15.18 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 10,612 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 799.01 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 552.64 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Rio de Janeiro?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Rio de Janeiro was -10.72 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 Rio de Janeiro?
- The highest recorded value was 7.58 Percentage change in 2009.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.15 Percentage change in 1963.
- How does Rio de Janeiro rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 61st out of 72 groups with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Rio de Janeiro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 119.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rio de Janeiro 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