Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Sumatera Province
West Sumatera Province: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -7.04 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Sumatera Province, 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 West Sumatera Province stood at -7.04 Percentage change. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 550.3% on the previous year and down 169.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Sumatera Province peaked at 3.3 Percentage change in 2010 and was at its lowest, -7.04 Percentage change, in 2025.
West Sumatera Province ranks 2454th of 2960 regions on this measure, 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 Sumatera Province, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -0.7859 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -3.84 Percentage change | +388.5% |
| 1952 | -0.8086 Percentage change | -78.9% |
| 1953 | -1.17 Percentage change | +45.1% |
| 1954 | 2.08 Percentage change | -277.6% |
| 1955 | -2.72 Percentage change | -230.4% |
| 1956 | -1.89 Percentage change | -30.6% |
| 1957 | -1.24 Percentage change | -34.2% |
| 1958 | -4.35 Percentage change | +250.9% |
| 1959 | -0.5116 Percentage change | -88.2% |
| 1960 | -5.26 Percentage change | +928.2% |
| 1961 | -4.59 Percentage change | -12.8% |
| 1962 | -2.95 Percentage change | -35.8% |
| 1963 | -3.63 Percentage change | +23.0% |
| 1964 | -1.38 Percentage change | -61.8% |
| 1965 | -3.14 Percentage change | +127.0% |
| 1966 | -0.5371 Percentage change | -82.9% |
| 1967 | -1.36 Percentage change | +152.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3557 Percentage change | -126.3% |
| 1969 | -0.1947 Percentage change | -154.7% |
| 1970 | 0.617 Percentage change | -416.9% |
| 1971 | -2.59 Percentage change | -520.4% |
| 1972 | -5.06 Percentage change | +95.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8106 Percentage change | -116.0% |
| 1974 | -0.0714 Percentage change | -108.8% |
| 1975 | -3.63 Percentage change | +4982.8% |
| 1976 | -3.73 Percentage change | +2.8% |
| 1977 | -0.933 Percentage change | -75.0% |
| 1978 | -1.48 Percentage change | +58.5% |
| 1979 | -0.7462 Percentage change | -49.5% |
| 1980 | -0.913 Percentage change | +22.3% |
| 1981 | -1.97 Percentage change | +115.7% |
| 1982 | -1.2 Percentage change | -39.2% |
| 1983 | -0.7147 Percentage change | -40.3% |
| 1984 | 2.7 Percentage change | -477.9% |
| 1985 | -3.68 Percentage change | -236.2% |
| 1986 | 1.46 Percentage change | -139.6% |
| 1987 | 1.02 Percentage change | -30.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5531 Percentage change | -45.6% |
| 1989 | -1.77 Percentage change | -419.8% |
| 1990 | -0.3792 Percentage change | -78.6% |
| 1991 | -1.1 Percentage change | +189.3% |
| 1992 | 1.59 Percentage change | -244.9% |
| 1993 | 2.46 Percentage change | +54.8% |
| 1994 | -0.4866 Percentage change | -119.8% |
| 1995 | 2.42 Percentage change | -598.0% |
| 1996 | 1.7 Percentage change | -29.8% |
| 1997 | -3.32 Percentage change | -295.5% |
| 1998 | -1.12 Percentage change | -66.4% |
| 1999 | -1.94 Percentage change | +74.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2835 Percentage change | -114.6% |
| 2001 | 1.25 Percentage change | +341.7% |
| 2002 | 2.08 Percentage change | +65.9% |
| 2003 | -1.85 Percentage change | -188.8% |
| 2004 | 1.31 Percentage change | -170.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7975 Percentage change | -39.0% |
| 2006 | -3.28 Percentage change | -511.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9051 Percentage change | -127.6% |
| 2008 | -0.5743 Percentage change | -163.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4557 Percentage change | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 3.3 Percentage change | -824.6% |
| 2011 | -1.44 Percentage change | -143.7% |
| 2012 | -2.32 Percentage change | +61.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8693 Percentage change | -137.4% |
| 2014 | -0.0812 Percentage change | -109.3% |
| 2015 | -2.61 Percentage change | +3118.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2577 Percentage change | -109.9% |
| 2017 | 1.62 Percentage change | +527.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2082 Percentage change | -87.1% |
| 2019 | -2.72 Percentage change | -1405.6% |
| 2020 | -0.5053 Percentage change | -81.4% |
| 2021 | -0.2568 Percentage change | -49.2% |
| 2022 | -1.18 Percentage change | +359.5% |
| 2023 | -1.1 Percentage change | -6.4% |
| 2024 | -1.08 Percentage change | -2.0% |
| 2025 | -7.04 Percentage change | +550.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.52 Percentage change | -4.35 Percentage change | 2.08 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.27 Percentage change | -5.26 Percentage change | 0.3557 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.68 Percentage change | -5.06 Percentage change | 0.8106 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4512 Percentage change | -3.68 Percentage change | 2.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0174 Percentage change | -3.32 Percentage change | 2.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0471 Percentage change | -3.28 Percentage change | 2.08 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2929 Percentage change | -2.72 Percentage change | 3.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.86 Percentage change | -7.04 Percentage change | -0.2568 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for West Sumatera Province
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4509 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.35 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 0 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,767 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 188.24 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Sumatera Province?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Sumatera Province was -7.04 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 Sumatera Province?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 Percentage change in 2010.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in West Sumatera Province?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.04 Percentage change in 2025.
- How does West Sumatera Province rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- West Sumatera Province ranks 2454th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in West Sumatera Province?
- Over the last ten years it is down 169.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West Sumatera Province 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