Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Groningen
Groningen: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -5.99 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Groningen, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Groningen is -5.99 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 245.9% on the previous year and down 343.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Groningen peaked at 8.34 Percentage change in 2021 and was at its lowest, -13.67 Percentage change, in 1959.
Groningen ranks 2300th 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 Groningen, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0644 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -3.6 Percentage change | -5699.5% |
| 1952 | -2.86 Percentage change | -20.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4059 Percentage change | -114.2% |
| 1954 | 3.55 Percentage change | +775.5% |
| 1955 | -6.26 Percentage change | -276.2% |
| 1956 | 1.79 Percentage change | -128.6% |
| 1957 | -5.28 Percentage change | -395.2% |
| 1958 | 4.12 Percentage change | -178.0% |
| 1959 | -13.67 Percentage change | -432.2% |
| 1960 | 0.59 Percentage change | -104.3% |
| 1961 | 3.02 Percentage change | +411.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9668 Percentage change | -68.0% |
| 1963 | -0.8593 Percentage change | -188.9% |
| 1964 | -2.81 Percentage change | +227.3% |
| 1965 | 6.26 Percentage change | -322.5% |
| 1966 | 5.14 Percentage change | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 7.36 Percentage change | +43.1% |
| 1968 | 3.37 Percentage change | -54.1% |
| 1969 | 2.2 Percentage change | -34.7% |
| 1970 | 1.88 Percentage change | -14.9% |
| 1971 | -0.5021 Percentage change | -126.8% |
| 1972 | 5.08 Percentage change | -1112.6% |
| 1973 | -2.25 Percentage change | -144.3% |
| 1974 | 4.71 Percentage change | -309.0% |
| 1975 | -2.22 Percentage change | -147.1% |
| 1976 | -7.62 Percentage change | +242.9% |
| 1977 | -0.7571 Percentage change | -90.1% |
| 1978 | 1.32 Percentage change | -274.1% |
| 1979 | 4.46 Percentage change | +238.1% |
| 1980 | 4.43 Percentage change | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.4 Percentage change | -23.3% |
| 1982 | -2.13 Percentage change | -162.6% |
| 1983 | -2.99 Percentage change | +40.5% |
| 1984 | 1.4 Percentage change | -146.9% |
| 1985 | 2.69 Percentage change | +92.1% |
| 1986 | -4.6 Percentage change | -271.1% |
| 1987 | 6.32 Percentage change | -237.3% |
| 1988 | 2.19 Percentage change | -65.4% |
| 1989 | -3.99 Percentage change | -282.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3306 Percentage change | -108.3% |
| 1991 | -5.74 Percentage change | -1836.5% |
| 1992 | -6.71 Percentage change | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1614 Percentage change | -102.4% |
| 1994 | -0.2347 Percentage change | -245.4% |
| 1995 | -1.58 Percentage change | +575.1% |
| 1996 | -3.82 Percentage change | +141.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2258 Percentage change | -105.9% |
| 1998 | 7.66 Percentage change | +3292.4% |
| 1999 | -2.22 Percentage change | -129.0% |
| 2000 | 3.25 Percentage change | -246.4% |
| 2001 | 4.78 Percentage change | +47.1% |
| 2002 | 3.01 Percentage change | -37.0% |
| 2003 | -3.6 Percentage change | -219.5% |
| 2004 | 1.94 Percentage change | -153.7% |
| 2005 | 1.12 Percentage change | -42.0% |
| 2006 | -0.1025 Percentage change | -109.1% |
| 2007 | 4.65 Percentage change | -4638.8% |
| 2008 | 0.191 Percentage change | -95.9% |
| 2009 | -5.89 Percentage change | -3181.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2959 Percentage change | -105.0% |
| 2011 | -3.54 Percentage change | -1295.4% |
| 2012 | 4.16 Percentage change | -217.6% |
| 2013 | 0.433 Percentage change | -89.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2906 Percentage change | -32.9% |
| 2015 | 2.46 Percentage change | +746.0% |
| 2016 | -1.72 Percentage change | -169.9% |
| 2017 | 3.25 Percentage change | -289.3% |
| 2018 | -11.52 Percentage change | -454.4% |
| 2019 | -9.48 Percentage change | -17.7% |
| 2020 | -3.67 Percentage change | -61.2% |
| 2021 | 8.34 Percentage change | -327.0% |
| 2022 | -2.86 Percentage change | -134.3% |
| 2023 | 3.14 Percentage change | -209.8% |
| 2024 | 4.11 Percentage change | +30.7% |
| 2025 | -5.99 Percentage change | -245.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Groningen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -5699.5% | 0.0644 Percentage change | -3.6 Percentage change |
| 2007 | +4638.8% | -0.1025 Percentage change | 4.65 Percentage change |
| 1998 | +3292.4% | 0.2258 Percentage change | 7.66 Percentage change |
| 2009 | -3181.5% | 0.191 Percentage change | -5.89 Percentage change |
| 1991 | -1836.5% | 0.3306 Percentage change | -5.74 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.17 Percentage change | -13.67 Percentage change | 4.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.52 Percentage change | -2.81 Percentage change | 7.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4093 Percentage change | -7.62 Percentage change | 5.08 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6715 Percentage change | -4.6 Percentage change | 6.32 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.19 Percentage change | -6.71 Percentage change | 7.66 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9356 Percentage change | -5.89 Percentage change | 4.78 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.54 Percentage change | -11.52 Percentage change | 4.16 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5097 Percentage change | -5.99 Percentage change | 8.34 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Groningen?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Groningen was -5.99 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 Groningen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.34 Percentage change in 2021.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Groningen?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.67 Percentage change in 1959.
- How does Groningen rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Groningen ranks 2300th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Groningen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 343.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Groningen 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