Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -4.28 Percentage change in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands, 1981–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2023, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands stood at -4.28 Percentage change.
The figure is down 185.9% on the previous year and down 255.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands peaked at 8.89 Percentage change in 2015 and was at its lowest, -8.34 Percentage change, in 2021.
Faroe Islands ranks 81st of 167 countries 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 Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.9 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 1.4 Percentage change | -71.4% |
| 1983 | -0.141 Percentage change | -110.0% |
| 1984 | -4.92 Percentage change | +3393.1% |
| 1985 | -1.92 Percentage change | -60.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2198 Percentage change | -88.6% |
| 1987 | -1.35 Percentage change | +513.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5719 Percentage change | -142.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1623 Percentage change | -71.6% |
| 1990 | 4.14 Percentage change | +2451.5% |
| 1991 | -1.33 Percentage change | -132.1% |
| 1992 | 4.4 Percentage change | -430.7% |
| 1993 | -0.0542 Percentage change | -101.2% |
| 1994 | 1.53 Percentage change | -2916.7% |
| 1995 | -2.18 Percentage change | -243.0% |
| 1996 | 4.38 Percentage change | -300.3% |
| 1997 | -1.03 Percentage change | -123.6% |
| 1998 | -0.0271 Percentage change | -97.4% |
| 1999 | 1.16 Percentage change | -4367.5% |
| 2000 | -6.95 Percentage change | -701.7% |
| 2001 | -1.07 Percentage change | -84.5% |
| 2002 | -2 Percentage change | +86.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 Percentage change | -150.3% |
| 2004 | -0.263 Percentage change | -126.1% |
| 2005 | -2.62 Percentage change | +896.9% |
| 2006 | 4.92 Percentage change | -287.5% |
| 2007 | 2.33 Percentage change | -52.6% |
| 2008 | -0.6026 Percentage change | -125.9% |
| 2009 | -2.46 Percentage change | +308.1% |
| 2010 | -1.72 Percentage change | -29.9% |
| 2011 | 3.85 Percentage change | -323.6% |
| 2012 | -4.85 Percentage change | -225.7% |
| 2013 | 2.75 Percentage change | -156.7% |
| 2014 | 2.57 Percentage change | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 8.89 Percentage change | +245.6% |
| 2016 | -2.8 Percentage change | -131.5% |
| 2017 | 2.17 Percentage change | -177.5% |
| 2018 | 3.77 Percentage change | +73.4% |
| 2019 | -2.92 Percentage change | -177.6% |
| 2020 | -2.61 Percentage change | -10.6% |
| 2021 | -8.34 Percentage change | +219.1% |
| 2022 | 4.98 Percentage change | -159.7% |
| 2023 | -4.28 Percentage change | -185.9% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's -4.28 Percentage change is below the median for high income countries, which is -2.52 Percentage change, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's -4.28 Percentage change is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -3.08 Percentage change, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +4367.5% | -0.0271 Percentage change | 1.16 Percentage change |
| 1984 | -3393.1% | -0.141 Percentage change | -4.92 Percentage change |
| 1994 | +2916.7% | -0.0542 Percentage change | 1.53 Percentage change |
| 1990 | +2451.5% | 0.1623 Percentage change | 4.14 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.169 Percentage change | -4.92 Percentage change | 4.9 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.1 Percentage change | -2.18 Percentage change | 4.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7723 Percentage change | -6.95 Percentage change | 4.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 Percentage change | -4.85 Percentage change | 8.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.56 Percentage change | -8.34 Percentage change | 4.98 Percentage change | 4 |
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More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 5 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 71.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.09 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands was -4.28 Percentage change in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.89 Percentage change in 2015.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.34 Percentage change in 2021.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Faroe Islands ranks 81st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 255.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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