Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in G7
G7: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -3.21 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in G7, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in G7 stood at -3.21 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1,008.1% on the previous year and down 191.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in G7 peaked at 4.37 Percentage change in 1982 and was at its lowest, -7.17 Percentage change, in 1952.
G7 ranks 1688th of 2960 groups 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in G7, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -1.39 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.38 Percentage change | -199.6% |
| 1952 | -7.17 Percentage change | -618.6% |
| 1953 | -5.2 Percentage change | -27.4% |
| 1954 | -3.24 Percentage change | -37.8% |
| 1955 | -5.03 Percentage change | +55.3% |
| 1956 | -3.66 Percentage change | -27.2% |
| 1957 | -0.0954 Percentage change | -97.4% |
| 1958 | -0.3379 Percentage change | +254.1% |
| 1959 | 0.7793 Percentage change | -330.6% |
| 1960 | -0.0306 Percentage change | -103.9% |
| 1961 | -3.22 Percentage change | +10390.0% |
| 1962 | -2.31 Percentage change | -28.2% |
| 1963 | -3.79 Percentage change | +64.3% |
| 1964 | -4.71 Percentage change | +24.2% |
| 1965 | -0.0743 Percentage change | -98.4% |
| 1966 | -3.96 Percentage change | +5228.5% |
| 1967 | -2.5 Percentage change | -36.9% |
| 1968 | -0.4509 Percentage change | -82.0% |
| 1969 | -0.3667 Percentage change | -18.7% |
| 1970 | -0.4853 Percentage change | +32.3% |
| 1971 | -0.5838 Percentage change | +20.3% |
| 1972 | 1.49 Percentage change | -355.0% |
| 1973 | 3.85 Percentage change | +158.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3536 Percentage change | -90.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4235 Percentage change | +19.8% |
| 1976 | -2.62 Percentage change | -718.9% |
| 1977 | -0.5607 Percentage change | -78.6% |
| 1978 | -0.6015 Percentage change | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6253 Percentage change | -204.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9897 Percentage change | +58.3% |
| 1981 | 2.56 Percentage change | +158.4% |
| 1982 | 4.37 Percentage change | +70.9% |
| 1983 | 2.46 Percentage change | -43.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9341 Percentage change | -62.0% |
| 1985 | 2.99 Percentage change | +219.9% |
| 1986 | 1.34 Percentage change | -55.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4341 Percentage change | -67.7% |
| 1988 | -3.49 Percentage change | -904.1% |
| 1989 | -2.48 Percentage change | -28.9% |
| 1990 | -2.49 Percentage change | +0.5% |
| 1991 | -1.29 Percentage change | -48.0% |
| 1992 | 1.25 Percentage change | -196.3% |
| 1993 | 4.28 Percentage change | +243.2% |
| 1994 | -0.7131 Percentage change | -116.7% |
| 1995 | 1.29 Percentage change | -281.2% |
| 1996 | 3.13 Percentage change | +142.1% |
| 1997 | 1.94 Percentage change | -38.0% |
| 1998 | 0.522 Percentage change | -73.1% |
| 1999 | -2.14 Percentage change | -510.0% |
| 2000 | -1.62 Percentage change | -24.4% |
| 2001 | -1.73 Percentage change | +7.1% |
| 2002 | -3.03 Percentage change | +75.1% |
| 2003 | -2.07 Percentage change | -31.9% |
| 2004 | 1.26 Percentage change | -160.9% |
| 2005 | -0.478 Percentage change | -138.0% |
| 2006 | -1.8 Percentage change | +277.1% |
| 2007 | -1.74 Percentage change | -3.3% |
| 2008 | -2.59 Percentage change | +48.5% |
| 2009 | -1.28 Percentage change | -50.5% |
| 2010 | 0.198 Percentage change | -115.5% |
| 2011 | -3.78 Percentage change | -2011.8% |
| 2012 | -5.39 Percentage change | +42.3% |
| 2013 | 0.307 Percentage change | -105.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6166 Percentage change | +100.8% |
| 2015 | -1.1 Percentage change | -278.7% |
| 2016 | 1.53 Percentage change | -238.8% |
| 2017 | -1.29 Percentage change | -184.4% |
| 2018 | -0.482 Percentage change | -62.7% |
| 2019 | 1.41 Percentage change | -391.6% |
| 2020 | -1.06 Percentage change | -175.1% |
| 2021 | -2.16 Percentage change | +104.4% |
| 2022 | -5.26 Percentage change | +143.7% |
| 2023 | -4.32 Percentage change | -17.8% |
| 2024 | -0.2896 Percentage change | -93.3% |
| 2025 | -3.21 Percentage change | +1008.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in G7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -10390.0% | -0.0306 Percentage change | -3.22 Percentage change |
| 1966 | -5228.5% | -0.0743 Percentage change | -3.96 Percentage change |
| 2011 | -2011.8% | 0.198 Percentage change | -3.78 Percentage change |
| 2025 | -1008.1% | -0.2896 Percentage change | -3.21 Percentage change |
| 1988 | -904.1% | 0.4341 Percentage change | -3.49 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.39 Percentage change | -7.17 Percentage change | 1.38 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.14 Percentage change | -4.71 Percentage change | -0.0306 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1887 Percentage change | -2.62 Percentage change | 3.85 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 Percentage change | -3.49 Percentage change | 4.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5769 Percentage change | -2.49 Percentage change | 4.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.51 Percentage change | -3.03 Percentage change | 1.26 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7988 Percentage change | -5.39 Percentage change | 1.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.72 Percentage change | -5.26 Percentage change | -0.2896 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for G7
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.09 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.43 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2.24 million Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 103,792 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 91,056 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in G7?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in G7 was -3.21 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 G7?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 Percentage change in 1982.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.17 Percentage change in 1952.
- How does G7 rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- G7 ranks 1688th out of 2960 groups with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is down 191.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this G7 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