Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Greater Manchester North West
Greater Manchester North West: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -6.54 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Greater Manchester North West, 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 Greater Manchester North West stood at -6.54 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 387.7% on the previous year and down 268.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Greater Manchester North West peaked at 6.47 Percentage change in 2000 and was at its lowest, -14.15 Percentage change, in 1959.
Greater Manchester North West ranks 2394th of 2960 regions on this measure, 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 Manchester North West, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0452 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -2.32 Percentage change | -5247.7% |
| 1952 | -2.6 Percentage change | +11.9% |
| 1953 | 4.4 Percentage change | -269.2% |
| 1954 | 4.72 Percentage change | +7.1% |
| 1955 | -13.93 Percentage change | -395.5% |
| 1956 | -1.26 Percentage change | -91.0% |
| 1957 | -7.86 Percentage change | +525.8% |
| 1958 | 6.46 Percentage change | -182.1% |
| 1959 | -14.15 Percentage change | -319.2% |
| 1960 | -4.63 Percentage change | -67.3% |
| 1961 | -5.13 Percentage change | +10.7% |
| 1962 | -5.62 Percentage change | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8217 Percentage change | -114.6% |
| 1964 | -2.47 Percentage change | -400.1% |
| 1965 | 1.99 Percentage change | -180.8% |
| 1966 | 1.89 Percentage change | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 4.52 Percentage change | +139.0% |
| 1968 | 2.29 Percentage change | -49.2% |
| 1969 | -1.28 Percentage change | -156.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1163 Percentage change | -109.1% |
| 1971 | 3.54 Percentage change | +2940.0% |
| 1972 | 2.87 Percentage change | -19.0% |
| 1973 | -1.14 Percentage change | -139.6% |
| 1974 | -3.08 Percentage change | +171.3% |
| 1975 | -7.02 Percentage change | +127.9% |
| 1976 | -7.78 Percentage change | +10.8% |
| 1977 | -0.7385 Percentage change | -90.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5676 Percentage change | -176.9% |
| 1979 | 3.35 Percentage change | +490.3% |
| 1980 | 2.98 Percentage change | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 1.85 Percentage change | -37.8% |
| 1982 | -3.56 Percentage change | -292.1% |
| 1983 | -0.7781 Percentage change | -78.1% |
| 1984 | -7.4 Percentage change | +850.7% |
| 1985 | 4.19 Percentage change | -156.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4787 Percentage change | -88.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0622 Percentage change | -87.0% |
| 1988 | 3.93 Percentage change | +6217.8% |
| 1989 | -0.5459 Percentage change | -113.9% |
| 1990 | -4.36 Percentage change | +698.7% |
| 1991 | -4.21 Percentage change | -3.5% |
| 1992 | -0.0731 Percentage change | -98.3% |
| 1993 | -2.58 Percentage change | +3436.9% |
| 1994 | 1.36 Percentage change | -152.5% |
| 1995 | -11.22 Percentage change | -927.7% |
| 1996 | 1.03 Percentage change | -109.2% |
| 1997 | -0.4404 Percentage change | -142.6% |
| 1998 | 2.61 Percentage change | -693.4% |
| 1999 | -2.77 Percentage change | -205.9% |
| 2000 | 6.47 Percentage change | -333.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6 Percentage change | -75.2% |
| 2002 | -0.5201 Percentage change | -132.4% |
| 2003 | 3.08 Percentage change | -691.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2 Percentage change | -61.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 Percentage change | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 2.16 Percentage change | +101.2% |
| 2007 | 1.71 Percentage change | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 5.59 Percentage change | +227.3% |
| 2009 | 1.09 Percentage change | -80.5% |
| 2010 | -1.03 Percentage change | -194.1% |
| 2011 | -7.4 Percentage change | +621.3% |
| 2012 | 6.28 Percentage change | -184.9% |
| 2013 | -0.5201 Percentage change | -108.3% |
| 2014 | 3.06 Percentage change | -689.1% |
| 2015 | 3.87 Percentage change | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 2.54 Percentage change | -34.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2 Percentage change | +65.2% |
| 2018 | -5.04 Percentage change | -219.9% |
| 2019 | 1.34 Percentage change | -126.6% |
| 2020 | -0.8804 Percentage change | -165.8% |
| 2021 | 1.36 Percentage change | -254.3% |
| 2022 | -0.627 Percentage change | -146.2% |
| 2023 | 4.54 Percentage change | -823.8% |
| 2024 | 2.27 Percentage change | -49.9% |
| 2025 | -6.54 Percentage change | -387.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.65 Percentage change | -14.15 Percentage change | 6.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7621 Percentage change | -5.62 Percentage change | 4.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9321 Percentage change | -7.78 Percentage change | 3.54 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1213 Percentage change | -7.4 Percentage change | 4.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.06 Percentage change | -11.22 Percentage change | 2.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 Percentage change | -0.5201 Percentage change | 6.47 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.732 Percentage change | -7.4 Percentage change | 6.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0204 Percentage change | -6.54 Percentage change | 4.54 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Greater Manchester North West?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Greater Manchester North West was -6.54 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 Manchester North West?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 Percentage change in 2000.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Greater Manchester North West?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.15 Percentage change in 1959.
- How does Greater Manchester North West rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Greater Manchester North West ranks 2394th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Greater Manchester North West?
- Over the last ten years it is down 268.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greater Manchester North West 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