Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands
Netherlands: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 0.8288 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands stood at 0.8288 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 48.0% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands peaked at 7.07 Percentage change in 1987 and was at its lowest, -11.49 Percentage change, in 2018.
That places Netherlands 68th out of 700 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.2 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -1.74 Percentage change | -141.3% |
| 1983 | -2.83 Percentage change | +63.1% |
| 1984 | 3.71 Percentage change | -230.9% |
| 1985 | 5.66 Percentage change | +52.7% |
| 1986 | -2.12 Percentage change | -137.5% |
| 1987 | 7.07 Percentage change | -433.0% |
| 1988 | 1.9 Percentage change | -73.1% |
| 1989 | -6.79 Percentage change | -456.6% |
| 1990 | -4.44 Percentage change | -34.6% |
| 1991 | -5.34 Percentage change | +20.1% |
| 1992 | -0.4891 Percentage change | -90.8% |
| 1993 | 1.62 Percentage change | -431.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0697 Percentage change | -95.7% |
| 1995 | -5.5 Percentage change | -7982.8% |
| 1996 | -6.93 Percentage change | +26.0% |
| 1997 | -2.34 Percentage change | -66.2% |
| 1998 | 6.87 Percentage change | -393.6% |
| 1999 | -0.582 Percentage change | -108.5% |
| 2000 | 5.76 Percentage change | -1090.2% |
| 2001 | 4.45 Percentage change | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 3.39 Percentage change | -23.7% |
| 2003 | -9.5 Percentage change | -379.9% |
| 2004 | 1.59 Percentage change | -116.8% |
| 2005 | 1.65 Percentage change | +3.7% |
| 2006 | -1.16 Percentage change | -170.3% |
| 2007 | 3.08 Percentage change | -364.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2 Percentage change | -28.5% |
| 2009 | -3.14 Percentage change | -242.5% |
| 2010 | -0.3441 Percentage change | -89.0% |
| 2011 | -2.01 Percentage change | +485.1% |
| 2012 | 4.39 Percentage change | -318.1% |
| 2013 | -1.85 Percentage change | -142.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7 Percentage change | -245.9% |
| 2015 | -0.5427 Percentage change | -120.1% |
| 2016 | -2.69 Percentage change | +396.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1437 Percentage change | -105.3% |
| 2018 | -11.49 Percentage change | -8098.6% |
| 2019 | -4.79 Percentage change | -58.3% |
| 2020 | -8.37 Percentage change | +74.5% |
| 2021 | 5.67 Percentage change | -167.7% |
| 2022 | -6.48 Percentage change | -214.3% |
| 2023 | 1.59 Percentage change | -124.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8288 Percentage change | -48.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -8098.6% | 0.1437 Percentage change | -11.49 Percentage change |
| 1995 | -7982.8% | 0.0697 Percentage change | -5.5 Percentage change |
| 2000 | +1090.2% | -0.582 Percentage change | 5.76 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 Percentage change | -6.79 Percentage change | 7.07 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.71 Percentage change | -6.93 Percentage change | 6.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8335 Percentage change | -9.5 Percentage change | 5.76 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.65 Percentage change | -11.49 Percentage change | 4.39 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.35 Percentage change | -8.37 Percentage change | 5.67 Percentage change | 5 |
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More environment data for Netherlands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 33,670 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 41,540 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 10,450 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 7,580 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0.2879 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate 0.0899 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands was 0.8288 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 Percentage change in 1987.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.49 Percentage change in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Netherlands ranks 68th out of 700 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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