Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec
Quebec: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -0.7301 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec, 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 Quebec is -0.7301 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.2% on the previous year and down 158.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec peaked at 1.97 Percentage change in 1983 and was at its lowest, -2.63 Percentage change, in 2023.
Quebec ranks 273rd of 719 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -1.33 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 0.5599 Percentage change | -142.1% |
| 1983 | 1.97 Percentage change | +251.8% |
| 1984 | 1.51 Percentage change | -23.2% |
| 1985 | -0.5148 Percentage change | -134.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7115 Percentage change | -238.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8599 Percentage change | +20.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1054 Percentage change | -87.7% |
| 1989 | -2.24 Percentage change | -2224.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0248 Percentage change | -101.1% |
| 1991 | -2.17 Percentage change | -8876.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1352 Percentage change | -106.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0944 Percentage change | -30.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6245 Percentage change | +561.5% |
| 1995 | -0.6599 Percentage change | -205.7% |
| 1996 | 0.102 Percentage change | -115.5% |
| 1997 | -0.6068 Percentage change | -695.2% |
| 1998 | -0.4927 Percentage change | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0209 Percentage change | -104.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4769 Percentage change | +2182.5% |
| 2001 | -0.3606 Percentage change | -175.6% |
| 2002 | -0.5769 Percentage change | +60.0% |
| 2003 | -0.6342 Percentage change | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1741 Percentage change | -127.4% |
| 2005 | -0.546 Percentage change | -413.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6704 Percentage change | -222.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2117 Percentage change | -68.4% |
| 2008 | 1.42 Percentage change | +572.0% |
| 2009 | -0.3551 Percentage change | -125.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8132 Percentage change | -329.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8565 Percentage change | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.57 Percentage change | +83.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6073 Percentage change | -61.4% |
| 2014 | -0.283 Percentage change | -146.6% |
| 2015 | 1.66 Percentage change | -687.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6281 Percentage change | -62.2% |
| 2017 | -0.4135 Percentage change | -165.8% |
| 2018 | -1.64 Percentage change | +297.8% |
| 2019 | -0.5354 Percentage change | -67.5% |
| 2020 | -0.7604 Percentage change | +42.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5014 Percentage change | -165.9% |
| 2022 | 0.128 Percentage change | -74.5% |
| 2023 | -2.63 Percentage change | -2152.6% |
| 2024 | -0.7301 Percentage change | -72.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -8876.2% | 0.0248 Percentage change | -2.17 Percentage change |
| 1989 | -2224.7% | 0.1054 Percentage change | -2.24 Percentage change |
| 2000 | +2182.5% | 0.0209 Percentage change | 0.4769 Percentage change |
| 2023 | -2152.6% | 0.128 Percentage change | -2.63 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1818 Percentage change | -2.24 Percentage change | 1.97 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.2932 Percentage change | -2.17 Percentage change | 0.6245 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0483 Percentage change | -0.6342 Percentage change | 1.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3264 Percentage change | -1.64 Percentage change | 1.66 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6975 Percentage change | -2.63 Percentage change | 0.5014 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for Quebec
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6194 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.37 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.1 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 6.21 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 67.1 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 26.86 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 1.9 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec was -0.7301 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 Quebec?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 Percentage change in 1983.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Quebec?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.63 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does Quebec rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Quebec ranks 273rd out of 719 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Quebec?
- Over the last ten years it is down 158.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Quebec 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