Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Greater London
Greater London: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -9.01 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Greater London, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Greater London recorded -9.01 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is down 539.4% on the previous year and down 633.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Greater London peaked at 9.12 Percentage change in 1980 and was at its lowest, -13.92 Percentage change, in 1990.
That places Greater London 2659th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Greater London, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -4.61 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.94 Percentage change | -142.1% |
| 1952 | -2.54 Percentage change | -230.8% |
| 1953 | 1.76 Percentage change | -169.5% |
| 1954 | -0.7192 Percentage change | -140.8% |
| 1955 | -9.51 Percentage change | +1222.5% |
| 1956 | -8.09 Percentage change | -15.0% |
| 1957 | -10.28 Percentage change | +27.2% |
| 1958 | 5.65 Percentage change | -155.0% |
| 1959 | -11.28 Percentage change | -299.4% |
| 1960 | 1.2 Percentage change | -110.7% |
| 1961 | -12.97 Percentage change | -1178.3% |
| 1962 | -4.9 Percentage change | -62.2% |
| 1963 | -0.0433 Percentage change | -99.1% |
| 1964 | -8.41 Percentage change | +19341.9% |
| 1965 | -3.49 Percentage change | -58.5% |
| 1966 | 3.21 Percentage change | -192.1% |
| 1967 | 1.71 Percentage change | -46.9% |
| 1968 | 6.92 Percentage change | +305.7% |
| 1969 | -0.4075 Percentage change | -105.9% |
| 1970 | 0.595 Percentage change | -246.0% |
| 1971 | 3.13 Percentage change | +426.3% |
| 1972 | 1.7 Percentage change | -45.7% |
| 1973 | -0.4753 Percentage change | -127.9% |
| 1974 | -0.8844 Percentage change | +86.1% |
| 1975 | -5.11 Percentage change | +478.3% |
| 1976 | -8.45 Percentage change | +65.2% |
| 1977 | 1.52 Percentage change | -118.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5842 Percentage change | -61.5% |
| 1979 | 3.97 Percentage change | +580.3% |
| 1980 | 9.12 Percentage change | +129.5% |
| 1981 | 7.69 Percentage change | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 1.68 Percentage change | -78.2% |
| 1983 | -0.7355 Percentage change | -143.9% |
| 1984 | -5.41 Percentage change | +635.8% |
| 1985 | 3.04 Percentage change | -156.1% |
| 1986 | 2.58 Percentage change | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 6.44 Percentage change | +149.1% |
| 1988 | 4.24 Percentage change | -34.2% |
| 1989 | -10.28 Percentage change | -342.5% |
| 1990 | -13.92 Percentage change | +35.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6918 Percentage change | -105.0% |
| 1992 | 2.74 Percentage change | +296.2% |
| 1993 | 1.42 Percentage change | -48.1% |
| 1994 | 2.83 Percentage change | +99.2% |
| 1995 | -11.26 Percentage change | -497.8% |
| 1996 | -3.13 Percentage change | -72.2% |
| 1997 | -7.25 Percentage change | +131.7% |
| 1998 | 3.56 Percentage change | -149.1% |
| 1999 | -1.22 Percentage change | -134.4% |
| 2000 | 7.05 Percentage change | -676.8% |
| 2001 | 3.23 Percentage change | -54.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 Percentage change | -68.2% |
| 2003 | -4.55 Percentage change | -542.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4392 Percentage change | -109.7% |
| 2005 | 4.25 Percentage change | +867.3% |
| 2006 | 2.68 Percentage change | -37.0% |
| 2007 | 4.27 Percentage change | +59.5% |
| 2008 | 7.02 Percentage change | +64.4% |
| 2009 | -8.02 Percentage change | -214.3% |
| 2010 | -1.1 Percentage change | -86.3% |
| 2011 | -11.1 Percentage change | +908.4% |
| 2012 | 4.92 Percentage change | -144.4% |
| 2013 | 2.11 Percentage change | -57.1% |
| 2014 | 3.68 Percentage change | +74.6% |
| 2015 | 1.69 Percentage change | -54.2% |
| 2016 | -0.5242 Percentage change | -131.1% |
| 2017 | 2.62 Percentage change | -599.2% |
| 2018 | -1.49 Percentage change | -156.8% |
| 2019 | -2.41 Percentage change | +62.3% |
| 2020 | -1.86 Percentage change | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 5.07 Percentage change | -372.2% |
| 2022 | -2.7 Percentage change | -153.1% |
| 2023 | 2.19 Percentage change | -181.1% |
| 2024 | 2.05 Percentage change | -6.2% |
| 2025 | -9.01 Percentage change | -539.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.77 Percentage change | -11.28 Percentage change | 5.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.72 Percentage change | -12.97 Percentage change | 6.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3416 Percentage change | -8.45 Percentage change | 3.97 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 Percentage change | -10.28 Percentage change | 9.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.55 Percentage change | -13.92 Percentage change | 3.56 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 Percentage change | -8.02 Percentage change | 7.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1601 Percentage change | -11.1 Percentage change | 4.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.71 Percentage change | -9.01 Percentage change | 5.07 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Greater London
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.08 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.5 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 175.41 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 26.67 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 94.53 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Greater London?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Greater London was -9.01 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 Greater London?
- The highest recorded value was 9.12 Percentage change in 1980.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Greater London?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.92 Percentage change in 1990.
- How does Greater London rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Greater London ranks 2659th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Greater London?
- Over the last ten years it is down 633.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greater London 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