Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 8.97 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Pays de la Loire, 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 Pays de la Loire stood at 8.97 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 1,230.3% on the previous year and up 194.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Pays de la Loire peaked at 9.12 Percentage change in 1981 and was at its lowest, -12.33 Percentage change, in 1989.
That places Pays de la Loire 9th out of 234 countries 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 | 2.38 Percentage change | -12.33 Percentage change | 9.12 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -1.7 Percentage change | -10.03 Percentage change | 8.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.16 Percentage change | -7.2 Percentage change | 6.91 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.56 Percentage change | -8.04 Percentage change | 3.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0213 Percentage change | -6.22 Percentage change | 8.97 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pays de la Loire
- 6 Bahrain 10.46 Percentage change compare
- 7 Montserrat 10.06 Percentage change compare
- 8 Centre - Val de Loire 9.35 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 Pays de la Loire
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.4 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.88 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 101 (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 4,582 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 772.24 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 681.04 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Pays de la Loire?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Pays de la Loire was 8.97 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 Pays de la Loire?
- The highest recorded value was 9.12 Percentage change in 1981.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Pays de la Loire?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.33 Percentage change in 1989.
- How does Pays de la Loire rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Pays de la Loire ranks 9th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Pays de la Loire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pays de la Loire 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