Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 2.34 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Møre og Romsdal, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Møre og Romsdal recorded 2.34 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is down 63.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Møre og Romsdal peaked at 6.33 Percentage change in 2024 and was at its lowest, -7.02 Percentage change, in 1963.
Møre og Romsdal ranks 464th 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 Møre og Romsdal, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -1.45 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -6.5 Percentage change | +348.6% |
| 1952 | 0.78 Percentage change | -112.0% |
| 1953 | 0.395 Percentage change | -49.4% |
| 1954 | -3.83 Percentage change | -1070.0% |
| 1955 | -2.28 Percentage change | -40.6% |
| 1956 | -1.99 Percentage change | -12.4% |
| 1957 | -0.4594 Percentage change | -77.0% |
| 1958 | 1.64 Percentage change | -457.0% |
| 1959 | -2.62 Percentage change | -259.9% |
| 1960 | -0.3351 Percentage change | -87.2% |
| 1961 | 0.6568 Percentage change | -296.0% |
| 1962 | -2.23 Percentage change | -440.0% |
| 1963 | -7.02 Percentage change | +214.4% |
| 1964 | 1.62 Percentage change | -123.0% |
| 1965 | 0.47 Percentage change | -70.9% |
| 1966 | -1.02 Percentage change | -317.7% |
| 1967 | -1.74 Percentage change | +70.3% |
| 1968 | -4.28 Percentage change | +145.7% |
| 1969 | -1.91 Percentage change | -55.4% |
| 1970 | -5.62 Percentage change | +194.4% |
| 1971 | -2.43 Percentage change | -56.7% |
| 1972 | -6.73 Percentage change | +176.6% |
| 1973 | -0.5005 Percentage change | -92.6% |
| 1974 | -1.12 Percentage change | +124.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0232 Percentage change | -102.1% |
| 1976 | 1.61 Percentage change | +6844.4% |
| 1977 | -0.6108 Percentage change | -137.9% |
| 1978 | -2.56 Percentage change | +319.2% |
| 1979 | -0.4327 Percentage change | -83.1% |
| 1980 | -3.94 Percentage change | +810.3% |
| 1981 | -0.3581 Percentage change | -90.9% |
| 1982 | -4.22 Percentage change | +1078.6% |
| 1983 | 2.19 Percentage change | -151.9% |
| 1984 | -1.65 Percentage change | -175.3% |
| 1985 | -2.12 Percentage change | +28.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7143 Percentage change | -133.8% |
| 1987 | -0.2311 Percentage change | -132.4% |
| 1988 | -0.0732 Percentage change | -68.3% |
| 1989 | 4.37 Percentage change | -6068.5% |
| 1990 | 5.56 Percentage change | +27.1% |
| 1991 | -2.67 Percentage change | -148.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2048 Percentage change | -107.7% |
| 1993 | -0.4071 Percentage change | -298.8% |
| 1994 | -0.1879 Percentage change | -53.8% |
| 1995 | -3.01 Percentage change | +1502.0% |
| 1996 | -0.9018 Percentage change | -70.0% |
| 1997 | 3.52 Percentage change | -490.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7242 Percentage change | -79.4% |
| 1999 | 1.22 Percentage change | +68.6% |
| 2000 | -2.69 Percentage change | -320.5% |
| 2001 | 3.89 Percentage change | -244.4% |
| 2002 | -1.16 Percentage change | -130.0% |
| 2003 | -3.9 Percentage change | +234.6% |
| 2004 | -2.65 Percentage change | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 0.023 Percentage change | -100.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5436 Percentage change | +2266.0% |
| 2007 | 4.06 Percentage change | +647.8% |
| 2008 | -2.03 Percentage change | -150.0% |
| 2009 | 0.039 Percentage change | -101.9% |
| 2010 | 1.21 Percentage change | +2994.9% |
| 2011 | 2.28 Percentage change | +88.6% |
| 2012 | 2.18 Percentage change | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9087 Percentage change | -58.3% |
| 2014 | -3.76 Percentage change | -513.5% |
| 2015 | 3.07 Percentage change | -181.7% |
| 2016 | 5.8 Percentage change | +88.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8113 Percentage change | -86.0% |
| 2018 | -5.98 Percentage change | -837.6% |
| 2019 | 6.22 Percentage change | -204.0% |
| 2020 | 1.65 Percentage change | -73.6% |
| 2021 | -6.7 Percentage change | -506.9% |
| 2022 | -1.2 Percentage change | -82.1% |
| 2023 | 2.88 Percentage change | -340.6% |
| 2024 | 6.33 Percentage change | +119.7% |
| 2025 | 2.34 Percentage change | -63.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.63 Percentage change | -6.5 Percentage change | 1.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.58 Percentage change | -7.02 Percentage change | 1.62 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.84 Percentage change | -6.73 Percentage change | 1.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5313 Percentage change | -4.22 Percentage change | 4.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4046 Percentage change | -3.01 Percentage change | 5.56 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.388 Percentage change | -3.9 Percentage change | 4.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 Percentage change | -5.98 Percentage change | 6.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8835 Percentage change | -6.7 Percentage change | 6.33 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Møre og Romsdal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.35 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.9077 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Møre og Romsdal?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Møre og Romsdal was 2.34 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 Møre og Romsdal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 Percentage change in 2024.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Møre og Romsdal?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.02 Percentage change in 1963.
- How does Møre og Romsdal rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Møre og Romsdal ranks 464th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Møre og Romsdal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Møre og Romsdal 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