Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in North Central
North Central: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -10.72 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in North Central, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
North Central recorded -10.72 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 219.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in North Central peaked at 14.59 Percentage change in 2005 and was at its lowest, -13.23 Percentage change, in 2022.
North Central ranks 655th of 730 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.1911 Percentage change | -5.78 Percentage change | 9.3 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.13 Percentage change | -10.26 Percentage change | 12.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.46 Percentage change | -11.27 Percentage change | 14.59 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.58 Percentage change | -8.92 Percentage change | 8.94 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.25 Percentage change | -13.23 Percentage change | 0.974 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for North Central
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9942 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.91 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.78 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 44.95 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 269.02 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 50.32 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in North Central?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in North Central was -10.72 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 Central?
- The highest recorded value was 14.59 Percentage change in 2005.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in North Central?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.23 Percentage change in 2022.
- How does North Central rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- North Central ranks 655th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in North Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 219.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Central 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