Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Sweden
West Sweden: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -4.62 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Sweden, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
West Sweden recorded -4.62 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 225.6% on the previous year and down 181.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Sweden peaked at 5.8 Percentage change in 2006 and was at its lowest, -8.8 Percentage change, in 1955.
That places West Sweden 2037th 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 West Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.58 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -5.34 Percentage change | -216.5% |
| 1952 | -0.09 Percentage change | -98.3% |
| 1953 | 5.7 Percentage change | -6428.1% |
| 1954 | 4.74 Percentage change | -16.7% |
| 1955 | -8.8 Percentage change | -285.6% |
| 1956 | 1.75 Percentage change | -119.9% |
| 1957 | -1.42 Percentage change | -181.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0885 Percentage change | -106.2% |
| 1959 | -4.37 Percentage change | -5044.7% |
| 1960 | 0.8016 Percentage change | -118.3% |
| 1961 | -0.7648 Percentage change | -195.4% |
| 1962 | 5.15 Percentage change | -774.0% |
| 1963 | -0.3554 Percentage change | -106.9% |
| 1964 | -2.76 Percentage change | +677.3% |
| 1965 | 4.07 Percentage change | -247.4% |
| 1966 | -0.1552 Percentage change | -103.8% |
| 1967 | 5 Percentage change | -3324.1% |
| 1968 | 0.51 Percentage change | -89.8% |
| 1969 | -3.84 Percentage change | -853.3% |
| 1970 | -0.2948 Percentage change | -92.3% |
| 1971 | 4.12 Percentage change | -1497.8% |
| 1972 | 4.91 Percentage change | +19.3% |
| 1973 | -4.84 Percentage change | -198.6% |
| 1974 | -4.5 Percentage change | -7.1% |
| 1975 | -6.34 Percentage change | +40.9% |
| 1976 | -5.83 Percentage change | -8.0% |
| 1977 | -3.3 Percentage change | -43.4% |
| 1978 | -4.53 Percentage change | +37.2% |
| 1979 | 3.3 Percentage change | -172.8% |
| 1980 | 2.71 Percentage change | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 4.04 Percentage change | +49.1% |
| 1982 | -2.2 Percentage change | -154.5% |
| 1983 | -4.1 Percentage change | +86.1% |
| 1984 | -0.7185 Percentage change | -82.5% |
| 1985 | 3.23 Percentage change | -549.4% |
| 1986 | -3.15 Percentage change | -197.6% |
| 1987 | 1.01 Percentage change | -132.0% |
| 1988 | 3.13 Percentage change | +209.8% |
| 1989 | -1.37 Percentage change | -143.7% |
| 1990 | -0.3533 Percentage change | -74.2% |
| 1991 | -5.87 Percentage change | +1560.1% |
| 1992 | -6.93 Percentage change | +18.2% |
| 1993 | -5.41 Percentage change | -21.9% |
| 1994 | -2.14 Percentage change | -60.4% |
| 1995 | -0.2564 Percentage change | -88.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4216 Percentage change | -264.4% |
| 1997 | 1.56 Percentage change | +269.4% |
| 1998 | 3.88 Percentage change | +148.9% |
| 1999 | 5.01 Percentage change | +29.2% |
| 2000 | 4.98 Percentage change | -0.5% |
| 2001 | -0.552 Percentage change | -111.1% |
| 2002 | 1.25 Percentage change | -327.1% |
| 2003 | -0.7469 Percentage change | -159.6% |
| 2004 | -0.3563 Percentage change | -52.3% |
| 2005 | -1.13 Percentage change | +218.5% |
| 2006 | 5.8 Percentage change | -611.3% |
| 2007 | 4.44 Percentage change | -23.5% |
| 2008 | -2.53 Percentage change | -157.1% |
| 2009 | -1.86 Percentage change | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.925 Percentage change | -149.9% |
| 2011 | -0.3155 Percentage change | -134.1% |
| 2012 | 4.37 Percentage change | -1485.2% |
| 2013 | 2.74 Percentage change | -37.3% |
| 2014 | -3.13 Percentage change | -214.2% |
| 2015 | 5.64 Percentage change | -280.5% |
| 2016 | 2.88 Percentage change | -48.9% |
| 2017 | 2.1 Percentage change | -27.2% |
| 2018 | -3.68 Percentage change | -275.2% |
| 2019 | -3.37 Percentage change | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.919 Percentage change | -127.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7914 Percentage change | -13.9% |
| 2022 | -3.55 Percentage change | -548.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7258 Percentage change | -120.4% |
| 2024 | 3.68 Percentage change | +407.4% |
| 2025 | -4.62 Percentage change | -225.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.3171 Percentage change | -8.8 Percentage change | 5.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.766 Percentage change | -3.84 Percentage change | 5.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.73 Percentage change | -6.34 Percentage change | 4.91 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.258 Percentage change | -4.1 Percentage change | 4.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.01 Percentage change | -6.93 Percentage change | 5.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9299 Percentage change | -2.53 Percentage change | 5.8 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8173 Percentage change | -3.68 Percentage change | 5.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3431 Percentage change | -4.62 Percentage change | 3.68 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for West Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.86 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.52 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 248.24 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 87.22 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 81.32 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Sweden?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in West Sweden was -4.62 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 Percentage change in 2006.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in West Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.8 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does West Sweden rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- West Sweden ranks 2037th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in West Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 181.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West Sweden 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