Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in North Brabant
North Brabant: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 9.87 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in North Brabant, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in North Brabant is 9.87 Percentage change, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 399.6% on the previous year and up 121.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in North Brabant peaked at 9.87 Percentage change in 2024 and was at its lowest, -10.97 Percentage change, in 2020.
That places North Brabant 5th 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 | 1.4 Percentage change | -7.85 Percentage change | 8.06 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.26 Percentage change | -7.04 Percentage change | 7.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 Percentage change | -10.81 Percentage change | 7.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.32 Percentage change | -10.25 Percentage change | 4.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2155 Percentage change | -10.97 Percentage change | 9.87 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Brabant
- 2 Oman 37.43 Percentage change compare
- 3 Niger 23.95 Percentage change compare
- 4 Cayman Islands 14.93 Percentage change compare
- 5 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.91 Percentage change compare
- 6 Bahrain 10.46 Percentage change compare
- 7 Montserrat 10.06 Percentage change compare
- 8 Centre - Val de Loire 9.35 Percentage change compare
More environment data for North Brabant
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.91 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 17.05 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 647.25 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 324.44 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 257.39 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in North Brabant?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in North Brabant was 9.87 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 North Brabant?
- The highest recorded value was 9.87 Percentage change in 2024.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in North Brabant?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.97 Percentage change in 2020.
- How does North Brabant rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- North Brabant ranks 5th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in North Brabant?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Brabant 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