Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in West Bengal
West Bengal: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -0.5017 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in West Bengal, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
West Bengal recorded -0.5017 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
The figure is up 90.3% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Bengal peaked at 9.95 Percentage change in 1990 and was at its lowest, -8.93 Percentage change, in 1982.
That places West Bengal 233rd out of 730 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 | -2.82 Percentage change | -8.93 Percentage change | 2.98 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.58 Percentage change | -3.51 Percentage change | 9.95 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1946 Percentage change | -6.29 Percentage change | 5.11 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3018 Percentage change | -5.22 Percentage change | 5.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 Percentage change | -5.17 Percentage change | 6.74 Percentage change | 5 |
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More environment data for West Bengal
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 22.76 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 371.94 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,967 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,376 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Bengal?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Bengal was -0.5017 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 West Bengal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.95 Percentage change in 1990.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in West Bengal?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.93 Percentage change in 1982.
- How does West Bengal rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- West Bengal ranks 233rd out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in West Bengal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West Bengal 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