Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland
Zeeland: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 9.02 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Zeeland recorded 9.02 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9,284.5% on the previous year and up 136.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland peaked at 9.02 Percentage change in 2024 and was at its lowest, -11.33 Percentage change, in 2003.
That places Zeeland 11th out of 719 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.
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.62 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -1.98 Percentage change | -130.0% |
| 1983 | -3.03 Percentage change | +52.6% |
| 1984 | 4.69 Percentage change | -255.1% |
| 1985 | 4.66 Percentage change | -0.7% |
| 1986 | -0.1822 Percentage change | -103.9% |
| 1987 | 8.07 Percentage change | -4526.3% |
| 1988 | 2.55 Percentage change | -68.4% |
| 1989 | -9.75 Percentage change | -482.4% |
| 1990 | -8.13 Percentage change | -16.6% |
| 1991 | -3.83 Percentage change | -53.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1946 Percentage change | -105.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1662 Percentage change | -185.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8051 Percentage change | -584.4% |
| 1995 | -6.83 Percentage change | -948.9% |
| 1996 | -7.66 Percentage change | +12.1% |
| 1997 | -4.2 Percentage change | -45.2% |
| 1998 | 7.29 Percentage change | -273.6% |
| 1999 | -0.1401 Percentage change | -101.9% |
| 2000 | 8.49 Percentage change | -6155.4% |
| 2001 | 6.94 Percentage change | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 1.44 Percentage change | -79.3% |
| 2003 | -11.33 Percentage change | -888.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1554 Percentage change | -101.4% |
| 2005 | 2.36 Percentage change | +1416.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6826 Percentage change | -71.0% |
| 2007 | 3.82 Percentage change | +459.6% |
| 2008 | 4.31 Percentage change | +12.8% |
| 2009 | -6.86 Percentage change | -259.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 Percentage change | -115.1% |
| 2011 | -2.47 Percentage change | -338.5% |
| 2012 | 6.83 Percentage change | -376.4% |
| 2013 | -1.84 Percentage change | -126.9% |
| 2014 | 3.81 Percentage change | -307.0% |
| 2015 | -2.56 Percentage change | -167.1% |
| 2016 | -3.49 Percentage change | +36.4% |
| 2017 | -4.44 Percentage change | +27.4% |
| 2018 | -8.18 Percentage change | +84.2% |
| 2019 | -3.9 Percentage change | -52.4% |
| 2020 | -9.04 Percentage change | +131.9% |
| 2021 | 4.91 Percentage change | -154.3% |
| 2022 | -6.66 Percentage change | -235.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0982 Percentage change | -98.5% |
| 2024 | 9.02 Percentage change | -9284.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +9284.5% | -0.0982 Percentage change | 9.02 Percentage change |
| 2000 | +6155.4% | -0.1401 Percentage change | 8.49 Percentage change |
| 1987 | +4526.3% | -0.1822 Percentage change | 8.07 Percentage change |
| 2005 | +1416.5% | 0.1554 Percentage change | 2.36 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.29 Percentage change | -9.75 Percentage change | 8.07 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -2.27 Percentage change | -8.13 Percentage change | 7.29 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9992 Percentage change | -11.33 Percentage change | 8.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.52 Percentage change | -8.18 Percentage change | 6.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3732 Percentage change | -9.04 Percentage change | 9.02 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zeeland
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.26 Percentage change compare
- 9 Luxembourg 7.66 Percentage change compare
- 9 Caribbean 1.17 Percentage change compare
- 10 Monaco 7.65 Percentage change compare
- 11 Belgium 7.25 Percentage change compare
- 11 Fiji 0.8198 Percentage change compare
- 12 Denmark 6.92 Percentage change compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 6.9 Percentage change compare
- 14 Mauritius 6.77 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Zeeland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.73 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 5.63 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 527 Kilometre (2017)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 47.3 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 76.86 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 81.52 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland was 9.02 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 Zeeland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.02 Percentage change in 2024.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Zeeland?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.33 Percentage change in 2003.
- How does Zeeland rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Zeeland ranks 11th out of 719 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Zeeland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zeeland 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