Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Brisbane
Brisbane: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 8.47 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Brisbane, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Brisbane recorded 8.47 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Brisbane peaked at 18.59 Percentage change in 2022 and was at its lowest, -19.99 Percentage change, in 1951.
Brisbane ranks 63rd of 3127 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -5.13 Percentage change | -19.99 Percentage change | 6.11 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -6.1 Percentage change | -15.84 Percentage change | 6.84 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.71 Percentage change | -11.16 Percentage change | 12.08 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.74 Percentage change | -9.47 Percentage change | 9.54 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4 Percentage change | -13.93 Percentage change | 16.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.4 Percentage change | -9.21 Percentage change | 2.02 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9139 Percentage change | -17.88 Percentage change | 13.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.17 Percentage change | -8.71 Percentage change | 18.59 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brisbane
- 60 New Zealand -0.2131 Percentage change compare
- 61 Luxembourg -0.2585 Percentage change compare
- 62 Switzerland -0.2925 Percentage change compare
- 63 Puerto Rico -0.4091 Percentage change compare
- 64 Portugal -0.6043 Percentage change compare
- 65 Corsica (region, level 2) -0.6597 Percentage change compare
- 66 Honduras -0.6894 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Brisbane
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.68 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.3 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Brisbane?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Brisbane was 8.47 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 Brisbane?
- The highest recorded value was 18.59 Percentage change in 2022.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Brisbane?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.99 Percentage change in 1951.
- How does Brisbane rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Brisbane ranks 63rd out of 3127 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Brisbane?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brisbane 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 76 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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