Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 3.08 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands recorded 3.08 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is up 320.7% on the previous year and up 473.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands peaked at 7.4 Percentage change in 1970 and was at its lowest, -7.3 Percentage change, in 1951.
That places South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -3.32 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -7.3 Percentage change | +119.7% |
| 1952 | -1.16 Percentage change | -84.1% |
| 1953 | -0.9128 Percentage change | -21.6% |
| 1954 | -3.84 Percentage change | +320.7% |
| 1955 | -1.97 Percentage change | -48.8% |
| 1956 | 3.12 Percentage change | -258.7% |
| 1957 | -4.44 Percentage change | -242.3% |
| 1958 | 3.29 Percentage change | -174.2% |
| 1959 | 2.5 Percentage change | -24.1% |
| 1960 | 0.9805 Percentage change | -60.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1694 Percentage change | -82.7% |
| 1962 | 0.7274 Percentage change | +329.5% |
| 1963 | -0.2185 Percentage change | -130.0% |
| 1964 | 2.53 Percentage change | -1258.4% |
| 1965 | 1.38 Percentage change | -45.7% |
| 1966 | 2.09 Percentage change | +52.2% |
| 1967 | 5.07 Percentage change | +142.2% |
| 1968 | 1.89 Percentage change | -62.7% |
| 1969 | 3 Percentage change | +58.5% |
| 1970 | 7.4 Percentage change | +146.9% |
| 1971 | -2.75 Percentage change | -137.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7467 Percentage change | -127.2% |
| 1973 | 4.44 Percentage change | +494.2% |
| 1974 | -3.47 Percentage change | -178.2% |
| 1975 | 1.49 Percentage change | -143.0% |
| 1976 | 4.15 Percentage change | +177.9% |
| 1977 | 1.95 Percentage change | -52.9% |
| 1978 | 6.32 Percentage change | +223.6% |
| 1979 | -0.9647 Percentage change | -115.3% |
| 1980 | 5.06 Percentage change | -624.3% |
| 1981 | 3.1 Percentage change | -38.6% |
| 1982 | -6.46 Percentage change | -308.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0245 Percentage change | -100.4% |
| 1984 | -0.5759 Percentage change | -2449.7% |
| 1985 | -3.53 Percentage change | +513.2% |
| 1986 | 0.27 Percentage change | -107.6% |
| 1987 | -0.6466 Percentage change | -339.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4187 Percentage change | -164.7% |
| 1989 | 2.76 Percentage change | +558.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8567 Percentage change | -68.9% |
| 1991 | -2.3 Percentage change | -368.6% |
| 1992 | 3.13 Percentage change | -236.1% |
| 1993 | 4 Percentage change | +27.9% |
| 1994 | 1.66 Percentage change | -58.7% |
| 1995 | -1.37 Percentage change | -182.6% |
| 1996 | 3.98 Percentage change | -391.3% |
| 1997 | 4.61 Percentage change | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 4.91 Percentage change | +6.6% |
| 1999 | -3.46 Percentage change | -170.6% |
| 2000 | -0.5205 Percentage change | -85.0% |
| 2001 | 5.99 Percentage change | -1250.6% |
| 2002 | -5.6 Percentage change | -193.5% |
| 2003 | -3.3 Percentage change | -41.1% |
| 2004 | -2.96 Percentage change | -10.3% |
| 2005 | -1.65 Percentage change | -44.3% |
| 2006 | -1.09 Percentage change | -33.8% |
| 2007 | -4.31 Percentage change | +294.4% |
| 2008 | 2.01 Percentage change | -146.7% |
| 2009 | -1.45 Percentage change | -171.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5 Percentage change | -203.7% |
| 2011 | 1.72 Percentage change | +14.6% |
| 2012 | -2.72 Percentage change | -258.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7136 Percentage change | -126.2% |
| 2014 | 3.92 Percentage change | +449.0% |
| 2015 | -0.8263 Percentage change | -121.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4614 Percentage change | -155.8% |
| 2017 | 6.01 Percentage change | +1203.0% |
| 2018 | 1.42 Percentage change | -76.4% |
| 2019 | 2.8 Percentage change | +97.1% |
| 2020 | -1.62 Percentage change | -158.0% |
| 2021 | 1.53 Percentage change | -194.2% |
| 2022 | -2.44 Percentage change | -259.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0631 Percentage change | -97.4% |
| 2024 | -1.4 Percentage change | +2113.5% |
| 2025 | 3.08 Percentage change | -320.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.4 Percentage change | -7.3 Percentage change | 3.29 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.76 Percentage change | -0.2185 Percentage change | 5.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 Percentage change | -3.47 Percentage change | 7.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.042 Percentage change | -6.46 Percentage change | 5.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 Percentage change | -3.46 Percentage change | 4.91 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.29 Percentage change | -5.6 Percentage change | 5.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 Percentage change | -2.72 Percentage change | 6.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1518 Percentage change | -2.44 Percentage change | 3.08 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.35 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.429 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2512 Percentage change (2024)
- Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC 270.93 1000 ha (2022)
- Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 40.06 1000 ha (2022)
- Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 0 1000 ha (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was 3.08 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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 Percentage change in 1970.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3 Percentage change in 1951.
- How does South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 473.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 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