Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in West-Noord-Brabant
West-Noord-Brabant: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -16.33 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in West-Noord-Brabant, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
West-Noord-Brabant recorded -16.33 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is down 296.4% on the previous year and down 811.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West-Noord-Brabant peaked at 11.62 Percentage change in 1981 and was at its lowest, -16.33 Percentage change, in 2025.
That places West-Noord-Brabant 2909th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 West-Noord-Brabant, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -1.44 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -1.36 Percentage change | -5.6% |
| 1952 | -9.35 Percentage change | +589.2% |
| 1953 | -3.5 Percentage change | -62.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1544 Percentage change | -104.4% |
| 1955 | -12.6 Percentage change | -8257.8% |
| 1956 | 1.51 Percentage change | -112.0% |
| 1957 | -5.18 Percentage change | -443.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0063 Percentage change | -100.1% |
| 1959 | -11.99 Percentage change | -190506.6% |
| 1960 | 1.93 Percentage change | -116.1% |
| 1961 | -0.2635 Percentage change | -113.7% |
| 1962 | -2.22 Percentage change | +742.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5005 Percentage change | -122.5% |
| 1964 | -7.66 Percentage change | -1630.0% |
| 1965 | 8.21 Percentage change | -207.2% |
| 1966 | 5.08 Percentage change | -38.1% |
| 1967 | 1.55 Percentage change | -69.4% |
| 1968 | 3.87 Percentage change | +148.8% |
| 1969 | -1.99 Percentage change | -151.4% |
| 1970 | -0.846 Percentage change | -57.5% |
| 1971 | -0.6396 Percentage change | -24.4% |
| 1972 | 5.39 Percentage change | -942.7% |
| 1973 | 1.61 Percentage change | -70.2% |
| 1974 | 1.25 Percentage change | -22.2% |
| 1975 | -3.28 Percentage change | -362.6% |
| 1976 | -11.4 Percentage change | +247.3% |
| 1977 | -0.4879 Percentage change | -95.7% |
| 1978 | 1.11 Percentage change | -328.2% |
| 1979 | 4.89 Percentage change | +338.9% |
| 1980 | 8.94 Percentage change | +83.0% |
| 1981 | 11.62 Percentage change | +30.0% |
| 1982 | -0.9957 Percentage change | -108.6% |
| 1983 | -1.78 Percentage change | +79.2% |
| 1984 | -0.6397 Percentage change | -64.1% |
| 1985 | 4.85 Percentage change | -857.7% |
| 1986 | -4.34 Percentage change | -189.6% |
| 1987 | 8.32 Percentage change | -291.4% |
| 1988 | 3.66 Percentage change | -55.9% |
| 1989 | -8.18 Percentage change | -323.2% |
| 1990 | -2.07 Percentage change | -74.7% |
| 1991 | -5.67 Percentage change | +174.6% |
| 1992 | -2.03 Percentage change | -64.3% |
| 1993 | -4.87 Percentage change | +140.3% |
| 1994 | -0.7491 Percentage change | -84.6% |
| 1995 | -7.13 Percentage change | +851.7% |
| 1996 | -1.32 Percentage change | -81.5% |
| 1997 | -5.29 Percentage change | +301.2% |
| 1998 | 9.48 Percentage change | -279.2% |
| 1999 | -4.87 Percentage change | -151.4% |
| 2000 | 7.99 Percentage change | -264.0% |
| 2001 | 2.54 Percentage change | -68.3% |
| 2002 | 1.48 Percentage change | -41.6% |
| 2003 | -3.67 Percentage change | -347.8% |
| 2004 | 2.58 Percentage change | -170.4% |
| 2005 | 7.97 Percentage change | +208.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1866 Percentage change | -97.7% |
| 2007 | 4.09 Percentage change | +2089.7% |
| 2008 | 1.49 Percentage change | -63.5% |
| 2009 | -13.63 Percentage change | -1013.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9811 Percentage change | -107.2% |
| 2011 | -3.83 Percentage change | -490.7% |
| 2012 | -1.01 Percentage change | -73.5% |
| 2013 | -0.4477 Percentage change | -55.9% |
| 2014 | 6.91 Percentage change | -1644.1% |
| 2015 | 2.29 Percentage change | -66.8% |
| 2016 | -3.99 Percentage change | -273.7% |
| 2017 | -4.32 Percentage change | +8.4% |
| 2018 | -1.38 Percentage change | -68.0% |
| 2019 | -7.99 Percentage change | +477.0% |
| 2020 | -8.82 Percentage change | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 6.32 Percentage change | -171.7% |
| 2022 | -1.78 Percentage change | -128.1% |
| 2023 | 2.32 Percentage change | -230.6% |
| 2024 | 8.31 Percentage change | +258.4% |
| 2025 | -16.33 Percentage change | -296.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -4.37 Percentage change | -12.6 Percentage change | 1.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9009 Percentage change | -7.66 Percentage change | 8.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2407 Percentage change | -11.4 Percentage change | 5.39 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.14 Percentage change | -8.18 Percentage change | 11.62 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.45 Percentage change | -7.13 Percentage change | 9.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 Percentage change | -13.63 Percentage change | 7.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.28 Percentage change | -7.99 Percentage change | 6.91 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.66 Percentage change | -16.33 Percentage change | 8.31 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for West-Noord-Brabant
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.33 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 19.3 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West-Noord-Brabant?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West-Noord-Brabant was -16.33 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 West-Noord-Brabant?
- The highest recorded value was 11.62 Percentage change in 1981.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in West-Noord-Brabant?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.33 Percentage change in 2025.
- How does West-Noord-Brabant rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- West-Noord-Brabant ranks 2909th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in West-Noord-Brabant?
- Over the last ten years it is down 811.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West-Noord-Brabant 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