Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY
Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 1.5 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY, 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 Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY stood at 1.5 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 418.1% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY peaked at 10.75 Percentage change in 2020 and was at its lowest, -12.98 Percentage change, in 1953.
Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY ranks 582nd of 2960 regions on this measure, 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 Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.46 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 3.53 Percentage change | -52.7% |
| 1952 | -12.83 Percentage change | -463.2% |
| 1953 | -12.98 Percentage change | +1.2% |
| 1954 | -7.98 Percentage change | -38.5% |
| 1955 | -6.03 Percentage change | -24.5% |
| 1956 | -3.65 Percentage change | -39.4% |
| 1957 | -1.33 Percentage change | -63.4% |
| 1958 | -0.8602 Percentage change | -35.6% |
| 1959 | -0.6569 Percentage change | -23.6% |
| 1960 | -0.3855 Percentage change | -41.3% |
| 1961 | -2.99 Percentage change | +674.8% |
| 1962 | -6.38 Percentage change | +113.5% |
| 1963 | -5.25 Percentage change | -17.7% |
| 1964 | -4.51 Percentage change | -14.1% |
| 1965 | -4.77 Percentage change | +5.8% |
| 1966 | -6.63 Percentage change | +39.0% |
| 1967 | 5.21 Percentage change | -178.6% |
| 1968 | -6.76 Percentage change | -229.8% |
| 1969 | -11.15 Percentage change | +65.0% |
| 1970 | -4.32 Percentage change | -61.3% |
| 1971 | -8.16 Percentage change | +89.0% |
| 1972 | -0.7071 Percentage change | -91.3% |
| 1973 | 5.3 Percentage change | -850.2% |
| 1974 | 4.7 Percentage change | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 3.34 Percentage change | -29.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9711 Percentage change | -70.9% |
| 1977 | 2.76 Percentage change | +183.8% |
| 1978 | 1.89 Percentage change | -31.3% |
| 1979 | 9.27 Percentage change | +389.2% |
| 1980 | -2.86 Percentage change | -130.8% |
| 1981 | 0.708 Percentage change | -124.8% |
| 1982 | 4.95 Percentage change | +598.6% |
| 1983 | -2.64 Percentage change | -153.3% |
| 1984 | 3.92 Percentage change | -248.6% |
| 1985 | 4.62 Percentage change | +18.0% |
| 1986 | -6.86 Percentage change | -248.3% |
| 1987 | -8.32 Percentage change | +21.3% |
| 1988 | -4.94 Percentage change | -40.6% |
| 1989 | 4.39 Percentage change | -188.9% |
| 1990 | 2.65 Percentage change | -39.6% |
| 1991 | -2.71 Percentage change | -202.2% |
| 1992 | 3.94 Percentage change | -245.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6566 Percentage change | -83.3% |
| 1994 | 1.43 Percentage change | +117.9% |
| 1995 | -2.06 Percentage change | -244.3% |
| 1996 | 6.54 Percentage change | -416.5% |
| 1997 | 3.63 Percentage change | -44.4% |
| 1998 | -5.17 Percentage change | -242.3% |
| 1999 | -4.97 Percentage change | -3.9% |
| 2000 | -1.17 Percentage change | -76.4% |
| 2001 | -2.71 Percentage change | +131.5% |
| 2002 | -0.598 Percentage change | -77.9% |
| 2003 | 8.2 Percentage change | -1470.8% |
| 2004 | 5.92 Percentage change | -27.8% |
| 2005 | -4.45 Percentage change | -175.2% |
| 2006 | 4.53 Percentage change | -201.7% |
| 2007 | -9.54 Percentage change | -310.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2883 Percentage change | -97.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7 Percentage change | -1729.6% |
| 2010 | -4.35 Percentage change | -192.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2641 Percentage change | -106.1% |
| 2012 | -10.27 Percentage change | -3987.4% |
| 2013 | 5 Percentage change | -148.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9446 Percentage change | -81.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8874 Percentage change | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.77 Percentage change | +211.8% |
| 2017 | -0.3662 Percentage change | -113.2% |
| 2018 | 6.79 Percentage change | -1953.7% |
| 2019 | 1.55 Percentage change | -77.2% |
| 2020 | 10.75 Percentage change | +593.1% |
| 2021 | 4.83 Percentage change | -55.1% |
| 2022 | -2.31 Percentage change | -147.9% |
| 2023 | -0.8232 Percentage change | -64.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2898 Percentage change | -135.2% |
| 2025 | 1.5 Percentage change | +418.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.53 Percentage change | -12.98 Percentage change | 7.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -4.36 Percentage change | -11.15 Percentage change | 5.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.51 Percentage change | -8.16 Percentage change | 9.27 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7021 Percentage change | -8.32 Percentage change | 4.95 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3934 Percentage change | -5.17 Percentage change | 6.54 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4579 Percentage change | -9.54 Percentage change | 8.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3219 Percentage change | -10.27 Percentage change | 6.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 Percentage change | -2.31 Percentage change | 10.75 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.1764 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.78 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY was 1.5 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 Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY?
- The highest recorded value was 10.75 Percentage change in 2020.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.98 Percentage change in 1953.
- How does Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY ranks 582nd out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lexington-Fayette--Frankfort--Richmond, KY 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