Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Victoria
Victoria: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -7.13 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Victoria, 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 Victoria stood at -7.13 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 45.1% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Victoria peaked at 18.83 Percentage change in 1973 and was at its lowest, -17.64 Percentage change, in 2006.
Victoria ranks 2475th of 2975 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | -6.04 Percentage change | -13.69 Percentage change | 7.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.17 Percentage change | -15.9 Percentage change | 12.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4 Percentage change | -13.32 Percentage change | 18.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 Percentage change | -13.04 Percentage change | 12.84 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 Percentage change | -8.14 Percentage change | 10.63 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.15 Percentage change | -17.64 Percentage change | 5.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.55 Percentage change | -12.14 Percentage change | 9.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 Percentage change | -7.13 Percentage change | 15.78 Percentage change | 6 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.85 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.47 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.63 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 39 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 32.82 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 5.4 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 19.85 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Victoria?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Victoria was -7.13 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 Victoria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.83 Percentage change in 1973.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Victoria?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.64 Percentage change in 2006.
- How does Victoria rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Victoria ranks 2475th out of 2975 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Victoria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Victoria 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