Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in New Brunswick
New Brunswick: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -0.8154 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in New Brunswick, 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 New Brunswick stood at -0.8154 Percentage change.
The figure is up 72.7% on the previous year and down 151.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in New Brunswick peaked at 5.02 Percentage change in 2021 and was at its lowest, -6 Percentage change, in 1965.
New Brunswick ranks 1043rd of 2975 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.1881 Percentage change | -2.53 Percentage change | 4.73 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.95 Percentage change | -6 Percentage change | 2.55 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2564 Percentage change | -4.18 Percentage change | 3.45 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.346 Percentage change | -3.44 Percentage change | 4.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6154 Percentage change | -4.38 Percentage change | 3.16 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5527 Percentage change | -5.06 Percentage change | 4.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1162 Percentage change | -5.22 Percentage change | 2.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0978 Percentage change | -3.22 Percentage change | 5.02 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for New Brunswick
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.85 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.97 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.33 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 59.99 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 43.76 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 30.74 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in New Brunswick?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in New Brunswick was -0.8154 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 New Brunswick?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 Percentage change in 2021.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in New Brunswick?
- The lowest recorded value was -6 Percentage change in 1965.
- How does New Brunswick rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- New Brunswick ranks 1043rd out of 2975 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in New Brunswick?
- Over the last ten years it is down 151.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Brunswick 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