Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 0.7137 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Himachal Pradesh, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Himachal Pradesh recorded 0.7137 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of up 118.8% on the previous year and down 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Himachal Pradesh peaked at 12.53 Percentage change in 1961 and was at its lowest, -9.96 Percentage change, in 1960.
That places Himachal Pradesh 721st out of 2960 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Himachal Pradesh, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.15 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 5.03 Percentage change | +59.7% |
| 1952 | -6.59 Percentage change | -231.0% |
| 1953 | -1.07 Percentage change | -83.7% |
| 1954 | 2.08 Percentage change | -294.3% |
| 1955 | 4.73 Percentage change | +126.7% |
| 1956 | 4.42 Percentage change | -6.6% |
| 1957 | 2.91 Percentage change | -34.0% |
| 1958 | 8.2 Percentage change | +181.3% |
| 1959 | 9.31 Percentage change | +13.6% |
| 1960 | -9.96 Percentage change | -207.0% |
| 1961 | 12.53 Percentage change | -225.8% |
| 1962 | 7.41 Percentage change | -40.9% |
| 1963 | 1.97 Percentage change | -73.4% |
| 1964 | -3.12 Percentage change | -258.5% |
| 1965 | -9.17 Percentage change | +194.3% |
| 1966 | -2.81 Percentage change | -69.3% |
| 1967 | -1.4 Percentage change | -50.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2319 Percentage change | -116.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3653 Percentage change | +57.5% |
| 1970 | -2.13 Percentage change | -683.1% |
| 1971 | -2.17 Percentage change | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.08 Percentage change | -242.2% |
| 1973 | 5.38 Percentage change | +74.4% |
| 1974 | -9.68 Percentage change | -280.0% |
| 1975 | 2.46 Percentage change | -125.4% |
| 1976 | -4.44 Percentage change | -280.4% |
| 1977 | -0.3681 Percentage change | -91.7% |
| 1978 | 6.45 Percentage change | -1851.4% |
| 1979 | -3.51 Percentage change | -154.4% |
| 1980 | 1.75 Percentage change | -150.0% |
| 1981 | 6.33 Percentage change | +261.1% |
| 1982 | 1.81 Percentage change | -71.3% |
| 1983 | 6.88 Percentage change | +279.0% |
| 1984 | -5.43 Percentage change | -179.0% |
| 1985 | -1.62 Percentage change | -70.1% |
| 1986 | 11.47 Percentage change | -805.9% |
| 1987 | -4.91 Percentage change | -142.9% |
| 1988 | -3.27 Percentage change | -33.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1738 Percentage change | -105.3% |
| 1990 | 7.47 Percentage change | +4199.0% |
| 1991 | -2.28 Percentage change | -130.5% |
| 1992 | 2.97 Percentage change | -230.2% |
| 1993 | -4.96 Percentage change | -267.2% |
| 1994 | -2.56 Percentage change | -48.5% |
| 1995 | 4.88 Percentage change | -291.0% |
| 1996 | 3 Percentage change | -38.6% |
| 1997 | 9.52 Percentage change | +217.7% |
| 1998 | 8.06 Percentage change | -15.4% |
| 1999 | -2.02 Percentage change | -125.0% |
| 2000 | -5.19 Percentage change | +157.1% |
| 2001 | -7.99 Percentage change | +54.0% |
| 2002 | -5.42 Percentage change | -32.2% |
| 2003 | 2.23 Percentage change | -141.2% |
| 2004 | -2.41 Percentage change | -207.9% |
| 2005 | 3.71 Percentage change | -254.2% |
| 2006 | -3.21 Percentage change | -186.3% |
| 2007 | -3.88 Percentage change | +21.2% |
| 2008 | -3.54 Percentage change | -8.8% |
| 2009 | -5.79 Percentage change | +63.4% |
| 2010 | -4.02 Percentage change | -30.6% |
| 2011 | 5.11 Percentage change | -227.2% |
| 2012 | -4.74 Percentage change | -192.7% |
| 2013 | 4.26 Percentage change | -189.9% |
| 2014 | 3.87 Percentage change | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 3.74 Percentage change | -3.4% |
| 2016 | -6.34 Percentage change | -269.8% |
| 2017 | 2.66 Percentage change | -141.9% |
| 2018 | -6.51 Percentage change | -345.0% |
| 2019 | 5.72 Percentage change | -187.9% |
| 2020 | 8.25 Percentage change | +44.1% |
| 2021 | -1.88 Percentage change | -122.7% |
| 2022 | 3.25 Percentage change | -273.5% |
| 2023 | 10.36 Percentage change | +218.3% |
| 2024 | -3.8 Percentage change | -136.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7137 Percentage change | -118.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.22 Percentage change | -6.59 Percentage change | 9.31 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3966 Percentage change | -9.96 Percentage change | 12.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4921 Percentage change | -9.68 Percentage change | 6.45 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 Percentage change | -5.43 Percentage change | 11.47 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.41 Percentage change | -4.96 Percentage change | 9.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.15 Percentage change | -7.99 Percentage change | 3.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.374 Percentage change | -6.51 Percentage change | 5.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 Percentage change | -3.8 Percentage change | 10.36 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Himachal Pradesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.71 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.32 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 13,773 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,143 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 49.99 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Himachal Pradesh?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Himachal Pradesh was 0.7137 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 Himachal Pradesh?
- The highest recorded value was 12.53 Percentage change in 1961.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Himachal Pradesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.96 Percentage change in 1960.
- How does Himachal Pradesh rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Himachal Pradesh ranks 721st out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Himachal Pradesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Himachal Pradesh 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