Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Connecticut
Connecticut: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -6.46 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Connecticut, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2024, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Connecticut stood at -6.46 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 214.7% on the previous year and down 155.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Connecticut peaked at 7.19 Percentage change in 1989 and was at its lowest, -9.75 Percentage change, in 2001.
Connecticut ranks 329th of 700 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Connecticut, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -1.62 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -2.74 Percentage change | +69.8% |
| 1983 | 1.11 Percentage change | -140.5% |
| 1984 | 1.13 Percentage change | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7212 Percentage change | -36.2% |
| 1986 | 2.96 Percentage change | +311.1% |
| 1987 | 1.32 Percentage change | -55.6% |
| 1988 | -1.85 Percentage change | -240.3% |
| 1989 | 7.19 Percentage change | -489.7% |
| 1990 | 4.22 Percentage change | -41.3% |
| 1991 | -1.21 Percentage change | -128.8% |
| 1992 | 3.35 Percentage change | -375.4% |
| 1993 | -2.31 Percentage change | -168.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4391 Percentage change | -119.0% |
| 1995 | -3.43 Percentage change | -880.4% |
| 1996 | 4.48 Percentage change | -230.7% |
| 1997 | -0.8749 Percentage change | -119.5% |
| 1998 | -3.9 Percentage change | +345.4% |
| 1999 | -5.71 Percentage change | +46.4% |
| 2000 | 1.76 Percentage change | -130.8% |
| 2001 | -9.75 Percentage change | -654.7% |
| 2002 | -2.83 Percentage change | -71.0% |
| 2003 | 6.94 Percentage change | -345.6% |
| 2004 | 4.25 Percentage change | -38.8% |
| 2005 | -2.62 Percentage change | -161.7% |
| 2006 | 3.44 Percentage change | -231.1% |
| 2007 | -6.29 Percentage change | -283.2% |
| 2008 | 1.77 Percentage change | -128.1% |
| 2009 | 5.26 Percentage change | +197.4% |
| 2010 | -5.21 Percentage change | -199.1% |
| 2011 | 5.97 Percentage change | -214.6% |
| 2012 | -2.76 Percentage change | -146.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1148 Percentage change | -95.8% |
| 2014 | -2.52 Percentage change | +2099.0% |
| 2015 | -5.36 Percentage change | +112.3% |
| 2016 | -4.66 Percentage change | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 3.09 Percentage change | -166.3% |
| 2018 | 7.11 Percentage change | +130.2% |
| 2019 | 4.12 Percentage change | -42.0% |
| 2020 | -2.01 Percentage change | -148.7% |
| 2021 | 5.77 Percentage change | -387.6% |
| 2022 | 1.19 Percentage change | -79.5% |
| 2023 | 5.63 Percentage change | +374.8% |
| 2024 | -6.46 Percentage change | -214.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Connecticut 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -2099.0% | -0.1148 Percentage change | -2.52 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9149 Percentage change | -2.74 Percentage change | 7.19 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.4937 Percentage change | -5.71 Percentage change | 4.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1916 Percentage change | -9.75 Percentage change | 6.94 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0335 Percentage change | -5.36 Percentage change | 7.11 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8247 Percentage change | -6.46 Percentage change | 5.77 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for Connecticut
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.32 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.31 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.57 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 859.41 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 15.23 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 369.09 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Connecticut?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Connecticut was -6.46 Percentage change in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Connecticut?
- The highest recorded value was 7.19 Percentage change in 1989.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Connecticut?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.75 Percentage change in 2001.
- How does Connecticut rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Connecticut ranks 329th out of 700 groups with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Connecticut?
- Over the last ten years it is down 155.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Connecticut data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Exposure to drought — Cropland 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 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 1981-2022 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 (ERA5). Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation