Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Virginia
West Virginia: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -9.9 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Virginia, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
West Virginia recorded -9.9 Percentage change for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 439.7% on the previous year and down 1,356.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Virginia peaked at 6.64 Percentage change in 1996 and was at its lowest, -9.9 Percentage change, in 2024.
That places West Virginia 456th out of 711 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 | 0.438 Percentage change | -3.51 Percentage change | 5.77 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.014 Percentage change | -6.6 Percentage change | 6.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0817 Percentage change | -7.24 Percentage change | 6.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5286 Percentage change | -4.62 Percentage change | 6.59 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.91 Percentage change | -9.9 Percentage change | 2.44 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for West Virginia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9396 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5026 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.71 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.54 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 3,852 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 62.61 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 109.9 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Virginia?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Virginia was -9.9 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 West Virginia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.64 Percentage change in 1996.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in West Virginia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.9 Percentage change in 2024.
- How does West Virginia rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- West Virginia ranks 456th out of 711 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in West Virginia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,356.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West Virginia 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