Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Auckland
Auckland: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -1.75 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Auckland, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Auckland recorded -1.75 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.3% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Auckland peaked at 11.4 Percentage change in 1980 and was at its lowest, -16.29 Percentage change, in 1954.
That places Auckland 1315th out of 2975 regions with data for 2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.01 Percentage change | -16.29 Percentage change | 5.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.04 Percentage change | -3.18 Percentage change | 7.58 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.95 Percentage change | -11.29 Percentage change | 3.94 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 Percentage change | -6.17 Percentage change | 11.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.22 Percentage change | -8.45 Percentage change | 5.75 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1951 Percentage change | -6.77 Percentage change | 8.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.92 Percentage change | -11.29 Percentage change | 5.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.77 Percentage change | -12.47 Percentage change | 10.21 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Auckland
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.35 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 30.51 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 13.62 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 21.4 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 15.05 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 6.67 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 10.65 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Auckland?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Auckland was -1.75 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Auckland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4 Percentage change in 1980.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Auckland?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.29 Percentage change in 1954.
- How does Auckland rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Auckland ranks 1315th out of 2975 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Auckland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Auckland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Cropland 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 (0 to 7 cm) 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 1981-2024 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 based on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org