Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western
Northern and Western: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -8.04 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western, 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 Northern and Western stood at -8.04 Percentage change. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 568.0% on the previous year and down 681.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western peaked at 2.99 Percentage change in 1998 and was at its lowest, -8.04 Percentage change, in 2024.
That places Northern and Western 389th out of 700 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.2413 Percentage change | -3.52 Percentage change | 2.39 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.0466 Percentage change | -5.78 Percentage change | 2.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.539 Percentage change | -1.93 Percentage change | 2.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8827 Percentage change | -2.75 Percentage change | 2.73 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.4 Percentage change | -8.04 Percentage change | 1.72 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for Northern and Western
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.32 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7757 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.71 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 26 (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 14,909 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 46.18 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 80.03 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western was -8.04 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 Northern and Western?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 Percentage change in 1998.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Northern and Western?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.04 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does Northern and Western rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Northern and Western ranks 389th out of 700 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Northern and Western?
- Over the last ten years it is down 681.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern and Western 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