Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 0.2734 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz stood at 0.2734 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 114.4% on the previous year and up 189.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz peaked at 4.43 Percentage change in 2017 and was at its lowest, -5.89 Percentage change, in 2016.
Santa Cruz ranks 814th of 2960 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0169 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.49 Percentage change | +8700.5% |
| 1952 | -0.9387 Percentage change | -163.2% |
| 1953 | 1.69 Percentage change | -280.5% |
| 1954 | 1.44 Percentage change | -15.3% |
| 1955 | 1.04 Percentage change | -27.6% |
| 1956 | 0.8397 Percentage change | -19.2% |
| 1957 | -1.11 Percentage change | -231.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0722 Percentage change | -106.5% |
| 1959 | 1.26 Percentage change | +1648.9% |
| 1960 | -1.01 Percentage change | -180.0% |
| 1961 | 0.9774 Percentage change | -196.7% |
| 1962 | -3.59 Percentage change | -467.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4992 Percentage change | -113.9% |
| 1964 | -2.39 Percentage change | -578.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3859 Percentage change | -116.2% |
| 1966 | -1.81 Percentage change | -569.3% |
| 1967 | -0.7166 Percentage change | -60.4% |
| 1968 | -0.9865 Percentage change | +37.7% |
| 1969 | -3.97 Percentage change | +302.7% |
| 1970 | -2.54 Percentage change | -36.1% |
| 1971 | -0.1247 Percentage change | -95.1% |
| 1972 | -0.7523 Percentage change | +503.3% |
| 1973 | 1.65 Percentage change | -319.9% |
| 1974 | -1.38 Percentage change | -183.7% |
| 1975 | -1.53 Percentage change | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 2.27 Percentage change | -248.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6612 Percentage change | -70.9% |
| 1978 | -1.9 Percentage change | -388.0% |
| 1979 | 1.74 Percentage change | -191.1% |
| 1980 | 1.93 Percentage change | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 2.57 Percentage change | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 0.46 Percentage change | -82.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0324 Percentage change | -93.0% |
| 1984 | -0.1445 Percentage change | -545.9% |
| 1985 | -2.83 Percentage change | +1859.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4761 Percentage change | -116.8% |
| 1987 | 1.87 Percentage change | +292.3% |
| 1988 | -5.18 Percentage change | -377.2% |
| 1989 | -0.7742 Percentage change | -85.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5022 Percentage change | -164.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6482 Percentage change | +29.1% |
| 1992 | -1.91 Percentage change | -394.7% |
| 1993 | -0.4195 Percentage change | -78.0% |
| 1994 | -0.526 Percentage change | +25.4% |
| 1995 | -1.05 Percentage change | +100.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0129 Percentage change | -98.8% |
| 1997 | 3.05 Percentage change | -23840.6% |
| 1998 | 0.591 Percentage change | -80.6% |
| 1999 | -2.27 Percentage change | -483.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8428 Percentage change | -137.2% |
| 2001 | 2.22 Percentage change | +163.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1417 Percentage change | -106.4% |
| 2003 | 3.06 Percentage change | -2261.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9158 Percentage change | -70.1% |
| 2005 | -0.9822 Percentage change | -207.2% |
| 2006 | -0.0024 Percentage change | -99.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9503 Percentage change | -39617.6% |
| 2008 | -2.72 Percentage change | -385.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3281 Percentage change | -112.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4412 Percentage change | +34.5% |
| 2011 | -1.09 Percentage change | -347.0% |
| 2012 | -1.93 Percentage change | +76.7% |
| 2013 | -2.77 Percentage change | +43.9% |
| 2014 | 3.19 Percentage change | -215.2% |
| 2015 | -0.3058 Percentage change | -109.6% |
| 2016 | -5.89 Percentage change | +1825.9% |
| 2017 | 4.43 Percentage change | -175.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 Percentage change | -77.2% |
| 2019 | -0.4554 Percentage change | -145.2% |
| 2020 | -2.96 Percentage change | +549.5% |
| 2021 | -3.35 Percentage change | +13.4% |
| 2022 | -2.23 Percentage change | -33.5% |
| 2023 | -0.5955 Percentage change | -73.3% |
| 2024 | -1.9 Percentage change | +219.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2734 Percentage change | -114.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5802 Percentage change | -1.11 Percentage change | 1.69 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.26 Percentage change | -3.97 Percentage change | 0.9774 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1915 Percentage change | -2.54 Percentage change | 2.27 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1595 Percentage change | -5.18 Percentage change | 2.57 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1396 Percentage change | -2.27 Percentage change | 3.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4477 Percentage change | -2.72 Percentage change | 3.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3363 Percentage change | -5.89 Percentage change | 4.43 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.79 Percentage change | -3.35 Percentage change | 0.2734 Percentage change | 6 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 12.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.97 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.2533 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 68.4 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.01 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 13.75 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.78 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Santa Cruz was 0.2734 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 Santa Cruz?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 Percentage change in 2017.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Santa Cruz?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.89 Percentage change in 2016.
- How does Santa Cruz rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Santa Cruz ranks 814th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Santa Cruz?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Santa Cruz 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