Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 5.94 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Faroe Islands recorded 5.94 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of down 47.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands peaked at 11.32 Percentage change in 2024 and was at its lowest, -14.82 Percentage change, in 2021.
That places Faroe Islands 10th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.02 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -0.1163 Percentage change | -101.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3158 Percentage change | -371.5% |
| 1953 | 0.7379 Percentage change | +133.7% |
| 1954 | 0.1211 Percentage change | -83.6% |
| 1955 | -9.75 Percentage change | -8155.3% |
| 1956 | -6.53 Percentage change | -33.0% |
| 1957 | -1.75 Percentage change | -73.2% |
| 1958 | -0.5379 Percentage change | -69.3% |
| 1959 | -4.17 Percentage change | +675.0% |
| 1960 | -7.41 Percentage change | +77.7% |
| 1961 | 9.39 Percentage change | -226.7% |
| 1962 | -2.72 Percentage change | -129.0% |
| 1963 | -5.96 Percentage change | +119.1% |
| 1964 | 5.11 Percentage change | -185.7% |
| 1965 | -0.7616 Percentage change | -114.9% |
| 1966 | 1.23 Percentage change | -261.4% |
| 1967 | 9.09 Percentage change | +639.0% |
| 1968 | -2.48 Percentage change | -127.3% |
| 1969 | -3.66 Percentage change | +47.7% |
| 1970 | 5.65 Percentage change | -254.1% |
| 1971 | 3.02 Percentage change | -46.6% |
| 1972 | 4.84 Percentage change | +60.3% |
| 1973 | 6.71 Percentage change | +38.8% |
| 1974 | -8.81 Percentage change | -231.2% |
| 1975 | -4.41 Percentage change | -49.9% |
| 1976 | -7.26 Percentage change | +64.6% |
| 1977 | -5.42 Percentage change | -25.4% |
| 1978 | -4.65 Percentage change | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 4.71 Percentage change | -201.4% |
| 1980 | -2.52 Percentage change | -153.5% |
| 1981 | 4.75 Percentage change | -288.2% |
| 1982 | 5.92 Percentage change | +24.7% |
| 1983 | -0.5981 Percentage change | -110.1% |
| 1984 | -4.66 Percentage change | +679.1% |
| 1985 | -3.42 Percentage change | -26.7% |
| 1986 | -0.1409 Percentage change | -95.9% |
| 1987 | 7.43 Percentage change | -5370.0% |
| 1988 | -0.2246 Percentage change | -103.0% |
| 1989 | -2.26 Percentage change | +906.4% |
| 1990 | 5.28 Percentage change | -333.8% |
| 1991 | -8.65 Percentage change | -263.8% |
| 1992 | 4.26 Percentage change | -149.3% |
| 1993 | -1.89 Percentage change | -144.4% |
| 1994 | 1.91 Percentage change | -201.1% |
| 1995 | 1.95 Percentage change | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 9.98 Percentage change | +412.0% |
| 1997 | -3.38 Percentage change | -133.8% |
| 1998 | -1.31 Percentage change | -61.1% |
| 1999 | 7.44 Percentage change | -666.2% |
| 2000 | -13.04 Percentage change | -275.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 Percentage change | -108.0% |
| 2002 | -0.445 Percentage change | -142.9% |
| 2003 | -1.64 Percentage change | +268.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1954 Percentage change | -111.9% |
| 2005 | -4.73 Percentage change | -2521.4% |
| 2006 | 3.41 Percentage change | -172.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2 Percentage change | -64.8% |
| 2008 | 1.87 Percentage change | +55.7% |
| 2009 | -3.68 Percentage change | -296.6% |
| 2010 | -6.56 Percentage change | +78.3% |
| 2011 | 2.63 Percentage change | -140.1% |
| 2012 | -1.05 Percentage change | -140.0% |
| 2013 | 6.02 Percentage change | -672.0% |
| 2014 | 1.77 Percentage change | -70.6% |
| 2015 | 5.39 Percentage change | +204.2% |
| 2016 | -2.05 Percentage change | -138.1% |
| 2017 | -0.5177 Percentage change | -74.8% |
| 2018 | -3.86 Percentage change | +645.4% |
| 2019 | -5.51 Percentage change | +42.9% |
| 2020 | -2.91 Percentage change | -47.3% |
| 2021 | -14.82 Percentage change | +410.0% |
| 2022 | 3.49 Percentage change | -123.5% |
| 2023 | -10.25 Percentage change | -394.1% |
| 2024 | 11.32 Percentage change | -210.3% |
| 2025 | 5.94 Percentage change | -47.5% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 5.94 Percentage change is above the median for high income countries, which is -2.55 Percentage change. (55 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 5.94 Percentage change is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -2.67 Percentage change. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | -8155.3% | 0.1211 Percentage change | -9.75 Percentage change |
| 1987 | +5370.0% | -0.1409 Percentage change | 7.43 Percentage change |
| 2005 | -2521.4% | 0.1954 Percentage change | -4.73 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.37 Percentage change | -9.75 Percentage change | 8.02 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1815 Percentage change | -7.41 Percentage change | 9.39 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5618 Percentage change | -8.81 Percentage change | 6.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.427 Percentage change | -4.66 Percentage change | 7.43 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 Percentage change | -8.65 Percentage change | 9.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.58 Percentage change | -13.04 Percentage change | 3.41 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3749 Percentage change | -6.56 Percentage change | 6.02 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.21 Percentage change | -14.82 Percentage change | 11.32 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 7 Philippines 7.07 Percentage change compare
- 8 San Marino 6.82 Percentage change compare
- 9 Botswana 6.49 Percentage change compare
- 10 Fiji 0.8816 Percentage change compare
- 11 Sri Lanka 5.49 Percentage change compare
- 12 Martinique 4.63 Percentage change compare
- 13 Nicaragua 4.53 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 5 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.32 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 71.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.09 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 257.14 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Faroe Islands was 5.94 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.32 Percentage change in 2024.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.82 Percentage change in 2021.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Faroe Islands ranks 10th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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