Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -1.54 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is -1.54 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 54.1% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 8.52 Percentage change in 1954 and was at its lowest, -8.25 Percentage change, in 2019.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.09 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 3.15 Percentage change | -38.2% |
| 1952 | -5.87 Percentage change | -286.5% |
| 1953 | 1.57 Percentage change | -126.7% |
| 1954 | 8.52 Percentage change | +444.0% |
| 1955 | 3.74 Percentage change | -56.1% |
| 1956 | 6.38 Percentage change | +70.6% |
| 1957 | 0.046 Percentage change | -99.3% |
| 1958 | 2.03 Percentage change | +4321.9% |
| 1959 | -2.19 Percentage change | -207.7% |
| 1960 | 2.62 Percentage change | -219.5% |
| 1961 | 2.84 Percentage change | +8.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2335 Percentage change | -91.8% |
| 1963 | 4.29 Percentage change | +1737.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2314 Percentage change | -94.6% |
| 1965 | 2.73 Percentage change | +1079.6% |
| 1966 | -3.28 Percentage change | -220.0% |
| 1967 | -2 Percentage change | -39.1% |
| 1968 | -1.67 Percentage change | -16.3% |
| 1969 | -1.01 Percentage change | -39.8% |
| 1970 | -3.02 Percentage change | +200.1% |
| 1971 | -4.82 Percentage change | +59.8% |
| 1972 | 6.14 Percentage change | -227.3% |
| 1973 | -2.61 Percentage change | -142.5% |
| 1974 | 1.73 Percentage change | -166.3% |
| 1975 | 1.14 Percentage change | -34.0% |
| 1976 | 1.59 Percentage change | +39.2% |
| 1977 | -2.96 Percentage change | -286.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4312 Percentage change | -114.6% |
| 1979 | -0.5709 Percentage change | -232.4% |
| 1980 | 2.25 Percentage change | -495.0% |
| 1981 | 0.805 Percentage change | -64.3% |
| 1982 | 5.06 Percentage change | +528.2% |
| 1983 | 2.38 Percentage change | -52.8% |
| 1984 | 2.34 Percentage change | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.03 Percentage change | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1085 Percentage change | -96.4% |
| 1987 | -4.7 Percentage change | -4433.8% |
| 1988 | -4.43 Percentage change | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 1.72 Percentage change | -138.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7229 Percentage change | -58.0% |
| 1991 | -1.7 Percentage change | -335.6% |
| 1992 | -4.16 Percentage change | +144.5% |
| 1993 | -2.72 Percentage change | -34.7% |
| 1994 | -5.3 Percentage change | +95.0% |
| 1995 | -2.75 Percentage change | -48.1% |
| 1996 | -2.98 Percentage change | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 3.89 Percentage change | -230.5% |
| 1998 | 1.78 Percentage change | -54.2% |
| 1999 | 4.43 Percentage change | +148.5% |
| 2000 | 5.51 Percentage change | +24.5% |
| 2001 | -2.32 Percentage change | -142.2% |
| 2002 | 3.14 Percentage change | -235.0% |
| 2003 | -3.14 Percentage change | -200.1% |
| 2004 | 1.34 Percentage change | -142.8% |
| 2005 | 1.87 Percentage change | +39.5% |
| 2006 | -1.76 Percentage change | -193.8% |
| 2007 | -0.3156 Percentage change | -82.0% |
| 2008 | -1.67 Percentage change | +430.5% |
| 2009 | 1.35 Percentage change | -180.6% |
| 2010 | -1.51 Percentage change | -212.1% |
| 2011 | 8.04 Percentage change | -631.3% |
| 2012 | 7.45 Percentage change | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 2.48 Percentage change | -66.7% |
| 2014 | -3.79 Percentage change | -253.0% |
| 2015 | -4 Percentage change | +5.5% |
| 2016 | -1.05 Percentage change | -73.9% |
| 2017 | 3.17 Percentage change | -403.5% |
| 2018 | 1.68 Percentage change | -47.2% |
| 2019 | -8.25 Percentage change | -592.3% |
| 2020 | -2.32 Percentage change | -71.9% |
| 2021 | 7.42 Percentage change | -420.1% |
| 2022 | 3.24 Percentage change | -56.3% |
| 2023 | -0.7409 Percentage change | -122.9% |
| 2024 | -3.35 Percentage change | +352.5% |
| 2025 | -1.54 Percentage change | -54.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.25 Percentage change | -5.87 Percentage change | 8.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5002 Percentage change | -3.28 Percentage change | 4.29 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2949 Percentage change | -4.82 Percentage change | 6.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8562 Percentage change | -4.7 Percentage change | 5.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8798 Percentage change | -5.3 Percentage change | 4.43 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4004 Percentage change | -3.14 Percentage change | 5.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4221 Percentage change | -8.25 Percentage change | 8.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4509 Percentage change | -3.35 Percentage change | 7.42 Percentage change | 6 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.057 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 23.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Trinidad and Tobago was -1.54 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 8.52 Percentage change in 1954.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.25 Percentage change in 2019.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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