Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in British Columbia
British Columbia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -3.6 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in British Columbia, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in British Columbia is -3.6 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 300.9% on the previous year and down 38,313.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in British Columbia peaked at 5.67 Percentage change in 1964 and was at its lowest, -6.65 Percentage change, in 2023.
British Columbia ranks 1901st of 3112 regions on this measure, 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 — Land soil moisture anomaly in British Columbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -3.81 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -3.36 Percentage change | -11.9% |
| 1952 | -2.61 Percentage change | -22.2% |
| 1953 | 1.8 Percentage change | -168.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2282 Percentage change | -87.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1864 Percentage change | -18.3% |
| 1956 | -1.75 Percentage change | -1041.3% |
| 1957 | 1.43 Percentage change | -181.3% |
| 1958 | -0.3075 Percentage change | -121.6% |
| 1959 | 3.54 Percentage change | -1252.4% |
| 1960 | 2.29 Percentage change | -35.2% |
| 1961 | 1.22 Percentage change | -46.7% |
| 1962 | 2.52 Percentage change | +105.7% |
| 1963 | 1.13 Percentage change | -55.2% |
| 1964 | 5.67 Percentage change | +403.1% |
| 1965 | 0.507 Percentage change | -91.1% |
| 1966 | 1.5 Percentage change | +196.8% |
| 1967 | -2.92 Percentage change | -294.3% |
| 1968 | 2.92 Percentage change | -199.7% |
| 1969 | 1.68 Percentage change | -42.4% |
| 1970 | -0.8422 Percentage change | -150.1% |
| 1971 | -1.67 Percentage change | +98.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8181 Percentage change | -148.8% |
| 1973 | -0.2526 Percentage change | -130.9% |
| 1974 | -1.06 Percentage change | +318.0% |
| 1975 | -0.0474 Percentage change | -95.5% |
| 1976 | 3.59 Percentage change | -7659.1% |
| 1977 | 3.28 Percentage change | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9533 Percentage change | -71.0% |
| 1979 | -1.34 Percentage change | -240.1% |
| 1980 | 3.29 Percentage change | -346.2% |
| 1981 | 3.68 Percentage change | +11.9% |
| 1982 | -2.08 Percentage change | -156.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3508 Percentage change | -116.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6667 Percentage change | +90.1% |
| 1985 | -4.48 Percentage change | -772.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2485 Percentage change | -105.5% |
| 1987 | 1.38 Percentage change | +456.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7295 Percentage change | -47.2% |
| 1989 | -0.3687 Percentage change | -150.5% |
| 1990 | -1.46 Percentage change | +296.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2135 Percentage change | -114.6% |
| 1992 | -0.4021 Percentage change | -288.3% |
| 1993 | 1.69 Percentage change | -520.1% |
| 1994 | -0.2195 Percentage change | -113.0% |
| 1995 | -2.26 Percentage change | +927.8% |
| 1996 | -0.1683 Percentage change | -92.5% |
| 1997 | 4.12 Percentage change | -2548.2% |
| 1998 | -3.7 Percentage change | -189.9% |
| 1999 | 1.47 Percentage change | -139.7% |
| 2000 | 2.64 Percentage change | +79.5% |
| 2001 | 1.25 Percentage change | -52.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2889 Percentage change | -76.9% |
| 2003 | -0.1936 Percentage change | -167.0% |
| 2004 | -0.1865 Percentage change | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 3.5 Percentage change | -1978.8% |
| 2006 | -3.02 Percentage change | -186.1% |
| 2007 | 1.55 Percentage change | -151.2% |
| 2008 | -0.6 Percentage change | -138.8% |
| 2009 | -4.2 Percentage change | +599.4% |
| 2010 | -0.4462 Percentage change | -89.4% |
| 2011 | 1.19 Percentage change | -367.8% |
| 2012 | -1.53 Percentage change | -228.1% |
| 2013 | -1.46 Percentage change | -4.7% |
| 2014 | -0.8964 Percentage change | -38.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 Percentage change | -101.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2 Percentage change | +23218.7% |
| 2017 | -2.37 Percentage change | -208.1% |
| 2018 | -2.56 Percentage change | +7.9% |
| 2019 | -1.02 Percentage change | -60.1% |
| 2020 | 2.22 Percentage change | -317.3% |
| 2021 | -0.9548 Percentage change | -143.0% |
| 2022 | -4 Percentage change | +318.4% |
| 2023 | -6.65 Percentage change | +66.5% |
| 2024 | 1.79 Percentage change | -126.9% |
| 2025 | -3.6 Percentage change | -300.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.4661 Percentage change | -3.81 Percentage change | 3.54 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.65 Percentage change | -2.92 Percentage change | 5.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3431 Percentage change | -1.67 Percentage change | 3.59 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3411 Percentage change | -4.48 Percentage change | 3.68 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0715 Percentage change | -3.7 Percentage change | 4.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1037 Percentage change | -4.2 Percentage change | 3.5 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6891 Percentage change | -2.56 Percentage change | 2.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.86 Percentage change | -6.65 Percentage change | 2.22 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for British Columbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.22 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8884 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 8.57 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 33,747 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 737.42 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 659.07 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in British Columbia?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in British Columbia was -3.6 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 British Columbia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 Percentage change in 1964.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in British Columbia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.65 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does British Columbia rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- British Columbia ranks 1901st out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in British Columbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38,313.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this British Columbia 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