Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.96 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, 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 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon stood at 1.96 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon peaked at 6.01 Percentage change in 1971 and was at its lowest, -7.09 Percentage change, in 1955.
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon ranks 523rd of 3112 regions on this measure, 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 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.95 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.29 Percentage change | -73.9% |
| 1952 | -3.69 Percentage change | -386.1% |
| 1953 | 2.87 Percentage change | -177.9% |
| 1954 | 4.15 Percentage change | +44.5% |
| 1955 | -7.09 Percentage change | -270.8% |
| 1956 | 2.87 Percentage change | -140.5% |
| 1957 | -1.15 Percentage change | -140.0% |
| 1958 | 5.98 Percentage change | -619.8% |
| 1959 | -3.27 Percentage change | -154.7% |
| 1960 | 2.28 Percentage change | -169.6% |
| 1961 | 1.48 Percentage change | -34.9% |
| 1962 | -3.4 Percentage change | -329.1% |
| 1963 | 3.91 Percentage change | -215.0% |
| 1964 | -0.8857 Percentage change | -122.7% |
| 1965 | 2.22 Percentage change | -351.0% |
| 1966 | 3.39 Percentage change | +52.6% |
| 1967 | 1.6 Percentage change | -52.9% |
| 1968 | 4.41 Percentage change | +176.0% |
| 1969 | -3.57 Percentage change | -181.0% |
| 1970 | 1.94 Percentage change | -154.2% |
| 1971 | 6.01 Percentage change | +210.2% |
| 1972 | 2.56 Percentage change | -57.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4899 Percentage change | -80.9% |
| 1974 | 2.4 Percentage change | +389.4% |
| 1975 | -3.36 Percentage change | -240.3% |
| 1976 | -2.78 Percentage change | -17.5% |
| 1977 | 1.8 Percentage change | -165.0% |
| 1978 | 2.91 Percentage change | +61.1% |
| 1979 | 4.93 Percentage change | +69.7% |
| 1980 | 3.79 Percentage change | -23.2% |
| 1981 | -1.22 Percentage change | -132.1% |
| 1982 | -2.73 Percentage change | +124.3% |
| 1983 | -2.57 Percentage change | -6.1% |
| 1984 | -5.08 Percentage change | +98.0% |
| 1985 | 2.08 Percentage change | -140.9% |
| 1986 | 1.98 Percentage change | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.612 Percentage change | -69.0% |
| 1988 | 2.16 Percentage change | +252.2% |
| 1989 | -4.25 Percentage change | -297.4% |
| 1990 | -2.16 Percentage change | -49.2% |
| 1991 | -2.94 Percentage change | +35.9% |
| 1992 | 2.07 Percentage change | -170.5% |
| 1993 | -0.5126 Percentage change | -124.8% |
| 1994 | -2.15 Percentage change | +319.1% |
| 1995 | -4.77 Percentage change | +122.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8089 Percentage change | -117.0% |
| 1997 | -0.3153 Percentage change | -139.0% |
| 1998 | 2.36 Percentage change | -849.7% |
| 1999 | -0.3359 Percentage change | -114.2% |
| 2000 | 4.27 Percentage change | -1371.9% |
| 2001 | 1.95 Percentage change | -54.4% |
| 2002 | 3.89 Percentage change | +99.8% |
| 2003 | 1.25 Percentage change | -67.9% |
| 2004 | -0.268 Percentage change | -121.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8 Percentage change | -769.9% |
| 2006 | 1.08 Percentage change | -39.8% |
| 2007 | -0.5841 Percentage change | -154.1% |
| 2008 | 1.84 Percentage change | -415.2% |
| 2009 | 0.073 Percentage change | -96.0% |
| 2010 | 1.67 Percentage change | +2182.3% |
| 2011 | -1.82 Percentage change | -209.4% |
| 2012 | 2.49 Percentage change | -236.8% |
| 2013 | -1.34 Percentage change | -153.8% |
| 2014 | -0.3435 Percentage change | -74.4% |
| 2015 | 1.47 Percentage change | -529.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7261 Percentage change | -50.7% |
| 2017 | 2.07 Percentage change | +184.9% |
| 2018 | -6.05 Percentage change | -392.7% |
| 2019 | 2.06 Percentage change | -134.0% |
| 2020 | -0.2644 Percentage change | -112.9% |
| 2021 | -1.99 Percentage change | +651.1% |
| 2022 | 1.84 Percentage change | -192.5% |
| 2023 | 3.21 Percentage change | +74.7% |
| 2024 | 1.77 Percentage change | -44.9% |
| 2025 | 1.96 Percentage change | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.691 Percentage change | -7.09 Percentage change | 5.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.14 Percentage change | -3.57 Percentage change | 4.41 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.69 Percentage change | -3.36 Percentage change | 6.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5238 Percentage change | -5.08 Percentage change | 3.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7935 Percentage change | -4.77 Percentage change | 2.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 Percentage change | -0.5841 Percentage change | 4.27 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0921 Percentage change | -6.05 Percentage change | 2.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 Percentage change | -1.99 Percentage change | 3.21 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.8033 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon was 1.96 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 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 Percentage change in 1971.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.09 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon ranks 523rd out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 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