Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in New South Wales
New South Wales: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -0.0733 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in New South Wales, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in New South Wales is -0.0733 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.1% on the previous year and up 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in New South Wales peaked at 20.59 Percentage change in 2022 and was at its lowest, -20.51 Percentage change, in 2019.
New South Wales ranks 89th of 700 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in New South Wales, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.46 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -17.65 Percentage change | -817.1% |
| 1983 | 13.31 Percentage change | -175.4% |
| 1984 | 7.8 Percentage change | -41.4% |
| 1985 | 2.64 Percentage change | -66.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6891 Percentage change | -73.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5667 Percentage change | -17.8% |
| 1988 | 8.19 Percentage change | +1345.6% |
| 1989 | 13.81 Percentage change | +68.5% |
| 1990 | 11.08 Percentage change | -19.7% |
| 1991 | -4 Percentage change | -136.1% |
| 1992 | 8.3 Percentage change | -307.4% |
| 1993 | 6.34 Percentage change | -23.6% |
| 1994 | -14.48 Percentage change | -328.5% |
| 1995 | 2.16 Percentage change | -114.9% |
| 1996 | 6.58 Percentage change | +205.4% |
| 1997 | -6.15 Percentage change | -193.5% |
| 1998 | 9.19 Percentage change | -249.4% |
| 1999 | 4.25 Percentage change | -53.8% |
| 2000 | 6.42 Percentage change | +51.3% |
| 2001 | -5.39 Percentage change | -183.9% |
| 2002 | -18.47 Percentage change | +242.8% |
| 2003 | -3.41 Percentage change | -81.6% |
| 2004 | -7.64 Percentage change | +124.3% |
| 2005 | -3.74 Percentage change | -51.0% |
| 2006 | -17.84 Percentage change | +376.6% |
| 2007 | -5.53 Percentage change | -69.0% |
| 2008 | -4.81 Percentage change | -13.0% |
| 2009 | -9.04 Percentage change | +88.1% |
| 2010 | 14.35 Percentage change | -258.7% |
| 2011 | 1.9 Percentage change | -86.7% |
| 2012 | -1.28 Percentage change | -167.5% |
| 2013 | -8.36 Percentage change | +551.5% |
| 2014 | -4.55 Percentage change | -45.6% |
| 2015 | -0.5072 Percentage change | -88.9% |
| 2016 | 8.06 Percentage change | -1689.2% |
| 2017 | -10.67 Percentage change | -232.4% |
| 2018 | -18.11 Percentage change | +69.7% |
| 2019 | -20.51 Percentage change | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 5.63 Percentage change | -127.4% |
| 2021 | 10.26 Percentage change | +82.4% |
| 2022 | 20.59 Percentage change | +100.6% |
| 2023 | -8.3 Percentage change | -140.3% |
| 2024 | -0.0733 Percentage change | -99.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.54 Percentage change | -17.65 Percentage change | 13.81 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.33 Percentage change | -14.48 Percentage change | 11.08 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.94 Percentage change | -18.47 Percentage change | 6.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.97 Percentage change | -20.51 Percentage change | 14.35 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 Percentage change | -8.3 Percentage change | 20.59 Percentage change | 5 |
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More environment data for New South Wales
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.83 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.89 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 8.7 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 47,860 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 2,385 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 840.79 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in New South Wales?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in New South Wales was -0.0733 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 New South Wales?
- The highest recorded value was 20.59 Percentage change in 2022.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in New South Wales?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.51 Percentage change in 2019.
- How does New South Wales rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- New South Wales ranks 89th out of 700 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in New South Wales?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New South Wales 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