Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands
Netherlands: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 6.6 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6.6 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
That represents a change of up 270.6% on the previous year and up 166.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands peaked at 7.19 Percentage change in 1998 and was at its lowest, -11.53 Percentage change, in 2018.
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 | 0.9411 Percentage change | -6.76 Percentage change | 6.9 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.73 Percentage change | -7.59 Percentage change | 7.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9142 Percentage change | -9.57 Percentage change | 5.56 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.55 Percentage change | -11.53 Percentage change | 4.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.078 Percentage change | -7.92 Percentage change | 6.6 Percentage change | 5 |
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- 1 United Arab Emirates 55.57 Percentage change compare
- 2 Oman 37.43 Percentage change compare
- 3 Niger 23.95 Percentage change compare
- 4 Cayman Islands 14.93 Percentage change compare
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 — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8288 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 11,917 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 7,580 Square kilometres (2023)
- 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 — Naturally regenerating forest 367.2 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Forest 3,723 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands was 6.6 Percentage change in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.19 Percentage change in 1998.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.53 Percentage change in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 15 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.0%. 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 — 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