Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly in Brussels Capital Region
Brussels Capital Region: Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly was 9.07 Percentage change in 2024. β Volatile
Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly in Brussels Capital Region, 1981β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Brussels Capital Region recorded 9.07 Percentage change for exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 232.2% on the previous year and up 131.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly in Brussels Capital Region peaked at 9.52 Percentage change in 2000 and was at its lowest, -11.11 Percentage change, in 2020.
That places Brussels Capital Region 9th out of 730 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.27 Percentage change | -8.51 Percentage change | 8.37 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.81 Percentage change | -6.88 Percentage change | 5.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5939 Percentage change | -9.19 Percentage change | 9.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.05 Percentage change | -8.01 Percentage change | 3.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1034 Percentage change | -11.11 Percentage change | 9.07 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brussels Capital Region
- 6 Bahrain 10.46 Percentage change compare
- 7 Montserrat 10.06 Percentage change compare
- 8 Centre - Val de Loire 9.35 Percentage change compare
- 9 Pays de la Loire 8.97 Percentage change compare
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.26 Percentage change compare
- 11 Luxembourg 7.66 Percentage change compare
- 12 Monaco 7.65 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Brussels Capital Region
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change β Grassland 0.4547 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change β Loss of cropland 7.45 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change β Gain of artificial surfaces 9.26 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly in Brussels Capital Region?
- Exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly in Brussels Capital Region was 9.07 Percentage change in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Brussels Capital Region?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 Percentage change in 2000.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Brussels Capital Region?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.11 Percentage change in 2020.
- How does Brussels Capital Region rank for exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly?
- Brussels Capital Region ranks 9th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Brussels Capital Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brussels Capital Region data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Exposure to drought β Land 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