Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in South-West
South-West: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 0.4112 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in South-West, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
South-West recorded 0.4112 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of down 84.0% on the previous year and up 837.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in South-West peaked at 7.07 Percentage change in 1988 and was at its lowest, -10.26 Percentage change, in 1969.
That places South-West 779th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 South-West, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4289 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -1.59 Percentage change | -471.0% |
| 1952 | -9.57 Percentage change | +501.5% |
| 1953 | 0.244 Percentage change | -102.5% |
| 1954 | -1.53 Percentage change | -729.0% |
| 1955 | -9.89 Percentage change | +544.1% |
| 1956 | -4.73 Percentage change | -52.2% |
| 1957 | -5.92 Percentage change | +25.2% |
| 1958 | 3.96 Percentage change | -166.9% |
| 1959 | -10.02 Percentage change | -353.1% |
| 1960 | 3.69 Percentage change | -136.8% |
| 1961 | -6.11 Percentage change | -265.5% |
| 1962 | -8.48 Percentage change | +38.8% |
| 1963 | -2.79 Percentage change | -67.2% |
| 1964 | -3.42 Percentage change | +22.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3185 Percentage change | -109.3% |
| 1966 | -0.502 Percentage change | -257.6% |
| 1967 | -3.64 Percentage change | +624.4% |
| 1968 | -1.46 Percentage change | -59.8% |
| 1969 | -10.26 Percentage change | +601.1% |
| 1970 | -4.03 Percentage change | -60.7% |
| 1971 | -0.3524 Percentage change | -91.3% |
| 1972 | -0.616 Percentage change | +74.8% |
| 1973 | -0.4811 Percentage change | -21.9% |
| 1974 | -1.11 Percentage change | +130.7% |
| 1975 | -8.13 Percentage change | +632.5% |
| 1976 | -6.63 Percentage change | -18.4% |
| 1977 | -2.07 Percentage change | -68.8% |
| 1978 | -3.15 Percentage change | +52.1% |
| 1979 | 2.46 Percentage change | -178.2% |
| 1980 | 0.94 Percentage change | -61.8% |
| 1981 | -4.7 Percentage change | -600.4% |
| 1982 | -3.76 Percentage change | -20.0% |
| 1983 | -0.854 Percentage change | -77.3% |
| 1984 | -5.08 Percentage change | +494.9% |
| 1985 | 3.87 Percentage change | -176.3% |
| 1986 | 1.62 Percentage change | -58.3% |
| 1987 | 1.54 Percentage change | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 7.07 Percentage change | +360.4% |
| 1989 | -5.38 Percentage change | -176.1% |
| 1990 | -2.82 Percentage change | -47.6% |
| 1991 | -1.98 Percentage change | -29.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7651 Percentage change | -138.6% |
| 1993 | -1.93 Percentage change | -352.4% |
| 1994 | 2.08 Percentage change | -207.5% |
| 1995 | -5.7 Percentage change | -374.8% |
| 1996 | -1.47 Percentage change | -74.3% |
| 1997 | -3.73 Percentage change | +154.9% |
| 1998 | 6.28 Percentage change | -268.0% |
| 1999 | -1.33 Percentage change | -121.2% |
| 2000 | 3.15 Percentage change | -337.0% |
| 2001 | -0.7136 Percentage change | -122.6% |
| 2002 | 1.82 Percentage change | -355.1% |
| 2003 | 1.27 Percentage change | -30.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8936 Percentage change | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 2.47 Percentage change | +176.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 Percentage change | -58.1% |
| 2007 | -0.0798 Percentage change | -107.7% |
| 2008 | 2.49 Percentage change | -3221.8% |
| 2009 | 3.35 Percentage change | +34.5% |
| 2010 | -0.1565 Percentage change | -104.7% |
| 2011 | -1.79 Percentage change | +1045.3% |
| 2012 | 3.03 Percentage change | -269.1% |
| 2013 | -2.26 Percentage change | -174.6% |
| 2014 | -0.5247 Percentage change | -76.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0439 Percentage change | -108.4% |
| 2016 | -2.58 Percentage change | -5991.5% |
| 2017 | 1.98 Percentage change | -176.6% |
| 2018 | -5.84 Percentage change | -395.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7631 Percentage change | -113.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5793 Percentage change | -24.1% |
| 2021 | -2.92 Percentage change | -604.1% |
| 2022 | -5.89 Percentage change | +101.8% |
| 2023 | 1.52 Percentage change | -125.8% |
| 2024 | 2.56 Percentage change | +68.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4112 Percentage change | -84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.86 Percentage change | -10.02 Percentage change | 3.96 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -3.26 Percentage change | -10.26 Percentage change | 3.69 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.41 Percentage change | -8.13 Percentage change | 2.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4741 Percentage change | -5.38 Percentage change | 7.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9851 Percentage change | -5.7 Percentage change | 6.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 Percentage change | -0.7136 Percentage change | 3.35 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7341 Percentage change | -5.84 Percentage change | 3.03 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6228 Percentage change | -5.89 Percentage change | 2.56 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for South-West
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.93 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.02 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in South-West?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in South-West was 0.4112 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 South-West?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 Percentage change in 1988.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in South-West?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.26 Percentage change in 1969.
- How does South-West rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- South-West ranks 779th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in South-West?
- Over the last ten years it is up 837.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South-West 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