Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -1.68 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Castile-La Mancha, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Castile-La Mancha recorded -1.68 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of down 180.0% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Castile-La Mancha peaked at 29.89 Percentage change in 1972 and was at its lowest, -19.67 Percentage change, in 1995.
That places Castile-La Mancha 1286th out of 2960 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 | 0.177 Percentage change | -11.04 Percentage change | 10.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.9 Percentage change | -6.57 Percentage change | 23.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.98 Percentage change | -4.26 Percentage change | 29.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.04 Percentage change | -9.34 Percentage change | 12.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.09 Percentage change | -19.67 Percentage change | 7.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.68 Percentage change | -17.63 Percentage change | 13.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0062 Percentage change | -10.57 Percentage change | 13.31 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.81 Percentage change | -10.77 Percentage change | 4.69 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Castile-La Mancha
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.34 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.0993 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.25 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 3,713 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,042 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 333.74 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Castile-La Mancha?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Castile-La Mancha was -1.68 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 Castile-La Mancha?
- The highest recorded value was 29.89 Percentage change in 1972.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Castile-La Mancha?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.67 Percentage change in 1995.
- How does Castile-La Mancha rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Castile-La Mancha ranks 1286th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Castile-La Mancha?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Castile-La Mancha 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