Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 4.54 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Santa Cruz recorded 4.54 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
That represents a change of up 402.8% on the previous year and up 1,245.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz peaked at 20.12 Percentage change in 2002 and was at its lowest, -15.84 Percentage change, in 1999.
That places Santa Cruz 47th 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 | -0.1573 Percentage change | -8.05 Percentage change | 5.93 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.13 Percentage change | -15.84 Percentage change | 12.69 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 Percentage change | -9.03 Percentage change | 20.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.85 Percentage change | -14.34 Percentage change | 14.26 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.08 Percentage change | -9.49 Percentage change | 4.54 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Santa Cruz
- 44 San Marino 3.33 Percentage change compare
- 45 South West England 3.24 Percentage change compare
- 46 Corsica (region, level 2) 3.17 Percentage change compare
- 47 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 3.07 Percentage change compare
- 48 Wales 2.97 Percentage change compare
- 49 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 2.93 Percentage change compare
- 50 Australia 2.91 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Santa Cruz
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 12.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2734 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.2533 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 68.4 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.01 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 13.75 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.78 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz was 4.54 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 Santa Cruz?
- The highest recorded value was 20.12 Percentage change in 2002.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Santa Cruz?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.84 Percentage change in 1999.
- How does Santa Cruz rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Santa Cruz ranks 47th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Santa Cruz?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,245.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Santa Cruz 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