Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in West Coast Region
West Coast Region: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.3207 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in West Coast Region, 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 West Coast Region is 0.3207 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 145.8% on the previous year and up 327.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Coast Region peaked at 2.72 Percentage change in 2004 and was at its lowest, -3.25 Percentage change, in 2013.
West Coast Region ranks 189th of 730 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3518 Percentage change | -1.71 Percentage change | 1.85 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.284 Percentage change | -2.32 Percentage change | 1.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4337 Percentage change | -2.22 Percentage change | 2.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4727 Percentage change | -3.25 Percentage change | 0.9958 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4905 Percentage change | -2.54 Percentage change | 0.8603 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near West Coast Region
- 186 Northern Mariana Islands -7.21 Percentage change compare
- 187 Serbia -7.32 Percentage change compare
- 188 Uganda -7.39 Percentage change compare
- 189 Uzbekistan -7.5 Percentage change compare
- 190 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -7.54 Percentage change compare
- 191 Guinea -7.63 Percentage change compare
- 192 Bulgaria -7.74 Percentage change compare
More environment data for West Coast Region
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 4,070 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 6 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 0.981 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Coast Region?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Coast Region was 0.3207 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 Coast Region?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 Percentage change in 2004.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in West Coast Region?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.25 Percentage change in 2013.
- How does West Coast Region rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- West Coast Region ranks 189th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in West Coast Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 327.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West Coast Region 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