Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 0.9721 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX recorded 0.9721 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of up 128.2% on the previous year and down 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX peaked at 13.14 Percentage change in 2021 and was at its lowest, -18.64 Percentage change, in 1956.
That places Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX 674th 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 Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -8.01 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -11.06 Percentage change | +38.0% |
| 1952 | -9.46 Percentage change | -14.5% |
| 1953 | 3.01 Percentage change | -131.9% |
| 1954 | -8.98 Percentage change | -397.9% |
| 1955 | -11.94 Percentage change | +33.1% |
| 1956 | -18.64 Percentage change | +56.1% |
| 1957 | 2.95 Percentage change | -115.8% |
| 1958 | -0.7828 Percentage change | -126.5% |
| 1959 | 2.81 Percentage change | -459.1% |
| 1960 | -0.2392 Percentage change | -108.5% |
| 1961 | -1.51 Percentage change | +532.9% |
| 1962 | -4.63 Percentage change | +205.9% |
| 1963 | -14.37 Percentage change | +210.4% |
| 1964 | -5.5 Percentage change | -61.7% |
| 1965 | -6.94 Percentage change | +26.0% |
| 1966 | -4.6 Percentage change | -33.7% |
| 1967 | -9.83 Percentage change | +113.9% |
| 1968 | -1.98 Percentage change | -79.9% |
| 1969 | -6.14 Percentage change | +210.5% |
| 1970 | 1.81 Percentage change | -129.5% |
| 1971 | -14.2 Percentage change | -885.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1134 Percentage change | -100.8% |
| 1973 | 5.66 Percentage change | +4890.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1813 Percentage change | -96.8% |
| 1975 | 3.59 Percentage change | +1879.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3016 Percentage change | -91.6% |
| 1977 | -3.96 Percentage change | -1412.6% |
| 1978 | -8.24 Percentage change | +108.2% |
| 1979 | 6.38 Percentage change | -177.4% |
| 1980 | -1.76 Percentage change | -127.6% |
| 1981 | 7.92 Percentage change | -550.7% |
| 1982 | -3.89 Percentage change | -149.1% |
| 1983 | 1.04 Percentage change | -126.6% |
| 1984 | -3.97 Percentage change | -483.0% |
| 1985 | 8.17 Percentage change | -306.0% |
| 1986 | -3.57 Percentage change | -143.7% |
| 1987 | 2.52 Percentage change | -170.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2015 Percentage change | -92.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4712 Percentage change | +133.8% |
| 1990 | -1 Percentage change | -313.2% |
| 1991 | 7.23 Percentage change | -819.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3986 Percentage change | -94.5% |
| 1993 | 5.03 Percentage change | +1162.9% |
| 1994 | -1.51 Percentage change | -130.0% |
| 1995 | 9.33 Percentage change | -718.5% |
| 1996 | 1.99 Percentage change | -78.7% |
| 1997 | 8 Percentage change | +302.1% |
| 1998 | -3.22 Percentage change | -140.2% |
| 1999 | -4.11 Percentage change | +27.8% |
| 2000 | -14.01 Percentage change | +240.5% |
| 2001 | 3.45 Percentage change | -124.6% |
| 2002 | -5.61 Percentage change | -262.6% |
| 2003 | -0.6967 Percentage change | -87.6% |
| 2004 | 5.34 Percentage change | -866.5% |
| 2005 | -2.76 Percentage change | -151.6% |
| 2006 | -3.79 Percentage change | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 10.85 Percentage change | -386.1% |
| 2008 | -11.21 Percentage change | -203.4% |
| 2009 | -8.09 Percentage change | -27.9% |
| 2010 | -4.49 Percentage change | -44.5% |
| 2011 | -17.3 Percentage change | +285.0% |
| 2012 | -6.86 Percentage change | -60.3% |
| 2013 | -3.72 Percentage change | -45.8% |
| 2014 | -5.96 Percentage change | +60.2% |
| 2015 | 5.88 Percentage change | -198.6% |
| 2016 | 3.93 Percentage change | -33.2% |
| 2017 | 1.39 Percentage change | -64.5% |
| 2018 | 5.91 Percentage change | +324.4% |
| 2019 | 7.88 Percentage change | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 1.68 Percentage change | -78.6% |
| 2021 | 13.14 Percentage change | +679.7% |
| 2022 | -4.6 Percentage change | -135.0% |
| 2023 | -5.83 Percentage change | +26.8% |
| 2024 | -3.45 Percentage change | -40.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9721 Percentage change | -128.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +4890.7% | 0.1134 Percentage change | 5.66 Percentage change |
| 1975 | +1879.2% | 0.1813 Percentage change | 3.59 Percentage change |
| 1977 | -1412.6% | 0.3016 Percentage change | -3.96 Percentage change |
| 1993 | +1162.9% | 0.3986 Percentage change | 5.03 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -6.01 Percentage change | -18.64 Percentage change | 3.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -5.57 Percentage change | -14.37 Percentage change | -0.2392 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8372 Percentage change | -14.2 Percentage change | 6.38 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7134 Percentage change | -3.97 Percentage change | 8.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.21 Percentage change | -4.11 Percentage change | 9.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.65 Percentage change | -14.01 Percentage change | 10.85 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.34 Percentage change | -17.3 Percentage change | 7.88 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3187 Percentage change | -5.83 Percentage change | 13.14 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 14.2 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX was 0.9721 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 Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX?
- The highest recorded value was 13.14 Percentage change in 2021.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.64 Percentage change in 1956.
- How does Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX ranks 674th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX 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