Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western
Northern and Western: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.7757 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2024, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western stood at 0.7757 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 56.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western peaked at 3.12 Percentage change in 1998 and was at its lowest, -5.98 Percentage change, in 1995.
That places Northern and Western 190th out of 719 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 | -0.1248 Percentage change | -3.55 Percentage change | 2.59 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.1392 Percentage change | -5.98 Percentage change | 3.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5216 Percentage change | -1.87 Percentage change | 2.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6651 Percentage change | -2.7 Percentage change | 2.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2597 Percentage change | -0.7563 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern and Western
- 187 Botswana -22.05 Percentage change compare
- 188 Turkmenistan -22.29 Percentage change compare
- 189 Algeria -25.07 Percentage change compare
- 190 Jordan -28.96 Percentage change compare
- 191 Namibia -29.91 Percentage change compare
- 192 Libya -33.47 Percentage change compare
- 193 Western Sahara -52.95 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Northern and Western
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.32 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.04 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.71 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 26 (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 14,909 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 46.18 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 80.03 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western was 0.7757 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 Northern and Western?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 Percentage change in 1998.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Northern and Western?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.98 Percentage change in 1995.
- How does Northern and Western rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Northern and Western ranks 190th out of 719 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Northern and Western?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern and Western 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