Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Champaign-Urbana, IL
Champaign-Urbana, IL: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.0044 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Champaign-Urbana, IL, 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL stood at 0.0044 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.8% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Champaign-Urbana, IL peaked at 7.33 Percentage change in 1993 and was at its lowest, -13.87 Percentage change, in 1971.
That places Champaign-Urbana, IL 906th out of 3112 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 — Land soil moisture anomaly in Champaign-Urbana, IL, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.07 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 0.933 Percentage change | -69.6% |
| 1952 | -13.83 Percentage change | -1582.1% |
| 1953 | -13.68 Percentage change | -1.0% |
| 1954 | -9.23 Percentage change | -32.6% |
| 1955 | -1.84 Percentage change | -80.1% |
| 1956 | -3.69 Percentage change | +100.9% |
| 1957 | -0.192 Percentage change | -94.8% |
| 1958 | -0.8212 Percentage change | +327.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1355 Percentage change | -116.5% |
| 1960 | -0.4907 Percentage change | -462.2% |
| 1961 | -4.99 Percentage change | +916.7% |
| 1962 | -9 Percentage change | +80.4% |
| 1963 | -10.03 Percentage change | +11.4% |
| 1964 | -10.08 Percentage change | +0.5% |
| 1965 | -0.4157 Percentage change | -95.9% |
| 1966 | -6.33 Percentage change | +1422.5% |
| 1967 | 2.83 Percentage change | -144.7% |
| 1968 | -3.35 Percentage change | -218.4% |
| 1969 | -5.39 Percentage change | +60.8% |
| 1970 | -4.63 Percentage change | -14.2% |
| 1971 | -13.87 Percentage change | +199.6% |
| 1972 | -1.11 Percentage change | -92.0% |
| 1973 | 5.05 Percentage change | -556.5% |
| 1974 | 1.89 Percentage change | -62.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3033 Percentage change | -83.9% |
| 1976 | -4.34 Percentage change | -1531.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7086 Percentage change | -116.3% |
| 1978 | -3.5 Percentage change | -593.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5093 Percentage change | -114.6% |
| 1980 | -2.29 Percentage change | -549.1% |
| 1981 | 4.88 Percentage change | -313.5% |
| 1982 | 4.49 Percentage change | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 1.52 Percentage change | -66.2% |
| 1984 | -2.41 Percentage change | -258.6% |
| 1985 | 7.15 Percentage change | -397.2% |
| 1986 | 2.19 Percentage change | -69.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4739 Percentage change | -78.4% |
| 1988 | -6.79 Percentage change | -1533.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3845 Percentage change | -105.7% |
| 1990 | 1.12 Percentage change | +192.1% |
| 1991 | -3.82 Percentage change | -439.9% |
| 1992 | -0.3556 Percentage change | -90.7% |
| 1993 | 7.33 Percentage change | -2161.3% |
| 1994 | -1.11 Percentage change | -115.1% |
| 1995 | -4.14 Percentage change | +273.5% |
| 1996 | 2.31 Percentage change | -155.8% |
| 1997 | 3.57 Percentage change | +54.3% |
| 1998 | 2.45 Percentage change | -31.4% |
| 1999 | -8.08 Percentage change | -430.0% |
| 2000 | -4.04 Percentage change | -50.0% |
| 2001 | -1.12 Percentage change | -72.4% |
| 2002 | -3.95 Percentage change | +254.0% |
| 2003 | 2.95 Percentage change | -174.8% |
| 2004 | -0.3878 Percentage change | -113.1% |
| 2005 | -3.95 Percentage change | +918.1% |
| 2006 | 3.99 Percentage change | -201.0% |
| 2007 | -5.69 Percentage change | -242.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6456 Percentage change | -111.3% |
| 2009 | 2.41 Percentage change | +273.6% |
| 2010 | -2.04 Percentage change | -184.7% |
| 2011 | -1.24 Percentage change | -39.1% |
| 2012 | -6.56 Percentage change | +427.3% |
| 2013 | 2.59 Percentage change | -139.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9171 Percentage change | -64.6% |
| 2015 | 2.66 Percentage change | +189.5% |
| 2016 | 3.54 Percentage change | +33.4% |
| 2017 | -4.69 Percentage change | -232.5% |
| 2018 | 4.77 Percentage change | -201.6% |
| 2019 | 5.27 Percentage change | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 1.9 Percentage change | -64.1% |
| 2021 | 5.39 Percentage change | +184.2% |
| 2022 | -2.64 Percentage change | -149.0% |
| 2023 | -4.34 Percentage change | +64.5% |
| 2024 | 2.43 Percentage change | -156.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0044 Percentage change | -99.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -3.91 Percentage change | -13.83 Percentage change | 3.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -4.73 Percentage change | -10.08 Percentage change | 2.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.9 Percentage change | -13.87 Percentage change | 5.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9602 Percentage change | -6.79 Percentage change | 7.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0717 Percentage change | -8.08 Percentage change | 7.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9128 Percentage change | -5.69 Percentage change | 3.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5198 Percentage change | -6.56 Percentage change | 5.27 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4565 Percentage change | -4.34 Percentage change | 5.39 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Champaign-Urbana, IL?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Champaign-Urbana, IL was 0.0044 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL?
- The highest recorded value was 7.33 Percentage change in 1993.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Champaign-Urbana, IL?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.87 Percentage change in 1971.
- How does Champaign-Urbana, IL rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Champaign-Urbana, IL ranks 906th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Champaign-Urbana, IL?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Champaign-Urbana, IL 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