East Midlands vs West Midlands: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- East Midlands
- West Midlands
How they compare
West Midlands currently reports -9.49 Percentage change against -9.52 Percentage change in East Midlands, a difference of 0.03 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was West Midlands ahead.
East Midlands ranks 2697th and West Midlands ranks 2694th of 2960 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, East Midlands averaged higher in 5 and West Midlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Midlands | West Midlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.93 Percentage change | -3.03 Percentage change | 1.1 Percentage change | East Midlands |
| 1960s | -2.22 Percentage change | -3.2 Percentage change | 0.9764 Percentage change | East Midlands |
| 1970s | -0.3521 Percentage change | -1.08 Percentage change | 0.7281 Percentage change | East Midlands |
| 1980s | 1.64 Percentage change | 1.78 Percentage change | 0.1422 Percentage change | West Midlands |
| 1990s | -2.32 Percentage change | -2.3 Percentage change | 0.0135 Percentage change | West Midlands |
| 2000s | 1.55 Percentage change | 1.6 Percentage change | 0.0551 Percentage change | West Midlands |
| 2010s | 0.117 Percentage change | -0.2862 Percentage change | 0.4033 Percentage change | East Midlands |
| 2020s | -1.15 Percentage change | -1.66 Percentage change | 0.517 Percentage change | East Midlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, East Midlands or West Midlands?
- West Midlands, at -9.49 Percentage change against -9.52 Percentage change in East Midlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between East Midlands and West Midlands?
- 0.03 Percentage change, with West Midlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Midlands and West Midlands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do East Midlands and West Midlands rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- East Midlands ranks 2697th and West Midlands ranks 2694th of 2960 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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