Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Antrim and Newtownabbey
Antrim and Newtownabbey: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.33 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Antrim and Newtownabbey, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Antrim and Newtownabbey stood at 1.33 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Antrim and Newtownabbey peaked at 3.52 Percentage change in 2002 and was at its lowest, -10.23 Percentage change, in 1955.
That places Antrim and Newtownabbey 626th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Antrim and Newtownabbey, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.55 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -1.68 Percentage change | -165.6% |
| 1952 | -3.72 Percentage change | +122.0% |
| 1953 | -0.8969 Percentage change | -75.9% |
| 1954 | 0.4029 Percentage change | -144.9% |
| 1955 | -10.23 Percentage change | -2639.0% |
| 1956 | -0.6958 Percentage change | -93.2% |
| 1957 | -3.96 Percentage change | +469.7% |
| 1958 | 2.85 Percentage change | -171.9% |
| 1959 | -5.1 Percentage change | -279.1% |
| 1960 | -0.9559 Percentage change | -81.3% |
| 1961 | -0.8099 Percentage change | -15.3% |
| 1962 | -4.27 Percentage change | +426.6% |
| 1963 | 1.07 Percentage change | -125.1% |
| 1964 | -2.51 Percentage change | -333.9% |
| 1965 | -0.4049 Percentage change | -83.9% |
| 1966 | 1.19 Percentage change | -395.1% |
| 1967 | -1.42 Percentage change | -219.2% |
| 1968 | 1.22 Percentage change | -185.5% |
| 1969 | -5.36 Percentage change | -539.6% |
| 1970 | -0.1681 Percentage change | -96.9% |
| 1971 | 3.41 Percentage change | -2126.9% |
| 1972 | -0.3011 Percentage change | -108.8% |
| 1973 | -2.32 Percentage change | +670.2% |
| 1974 | -1.07 Percentage change | -54.0% |
| 1975 | -5.12 Percentage change | +379.5% |
| 1976 | -5.17 Percentage change | +1.1% |
| 1977 | -1.98 Percentage change | -61.7% |
| 1978 | -1.01 Percentage change | -49.1% |
| 1979 | 1.88 Percentage change | -286.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6329 Percentage change | -66.4% |
| 1981 | -0.5306 Percentage change | -183.8% |
| 1982 | -2.14 Percentage change | +303.3% |
| 1983 | -3.3 Percentage change | +54.1% |
| 1984 | -4 Percentage change | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 1.67 Percentage change | -141.9% |
| 1986 | 1.22 Percentage change | -27.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9298 Percentage change | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 1.05 Percentage change | +12.6% |
| 1989 | -3.11 Percentage change | -396.8% |
| 1990 | -1.63 Percentage change | -47.7% |
| 1991 | -1.96 Percentage change | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 2.26 Percentage change | -215.2% |
| 1993 | -0.3168 Percentage change | -114.0% |
| 1994 | -2.79 Percentage change | +780.3% |
| 1995 | -3.22 Percentage change | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.755 Percentage change | -123.5% |
| 1997 | -0.5355 Percentage change | -170.9% |
| 1998 | 2.49 Percentage change | -564.5% |
| 1999 | -0.9313 Percentage change | -137.4% |
| 2000 | 2.98 Percentage change | -420.5% |
| 2001 | 2.22 Percentage change | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 3.52 Percentage change | +58.4% |
| 2003 | -0.246 Percentage change | -107.0% |
| 2004 | -0.3058 Percentage change | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 Percentage change | -444.4% |
| 2006 | 1.09 Percentage change | +3.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3811 Percentage change | -135.0% |
| 2008 | 2.22 Percentage change | -683.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3642 Percentage change | -83.6% |
| 2010 | 1.56 Percentage change | +329.5% |
| 2011 | -0.9072 Percentage change | -158.0% |
| 2012 | 2 Percentage change | -320.2% |
| 2013 | -0.6527 Percentage change | -132.7% |
| 2014 | -0.2106 Percentage change | -67.7% |
| 2015 | 1.92 Percentage change | -1010.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4778 Percentage change | -75.1% |
| 2017 | 2.03 Percentage change | +324.5% |
| 2018 | -5.15 Percentage change | -354.2% |
| 2019 | 1.75 Percentage change | -134.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3275 Percentage change | -81.3% |
| 2021 | -2.28 Percentage change | -797.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7143 Percentage change | -131.3% |
| 2023 | 2.28 Percentage change | +219.2% |
| 2024 | 1.18 Percentage change | -48.3% |
| 2025 | 1.33 Percentage change | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.05 Percentage change | -10.23 Percentage change | 2.85 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.22 Percentage change | -5.36 Percentage change | 1.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.18 Percentage change | -5.17 Percentage change | 3.41 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7571 Percentage change | -4 Percentage change | 1.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5875 Percentage change | -3.22 Percentage change | 2.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 Percentage change | -0.3811 Percentage change | 3.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2813 Percentage change | -5.15 Percentage change | 2.03 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5914 Percentage change | -2.28 Percentage change | 2.28 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Antrim and Newtownabbey?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Antrim and Newtownabbey was 1.33 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Antrim and Newtownabbey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 Percentage change in 2002.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Antrim and Newtownabbey?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.23 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Antrim and Newtownabbey rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Antrim and Newtownabbey ranks 626th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Antrim and Newtownabbey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antrim and Newtownabbey data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Land 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