Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly in Darling Downs - Maranoa
Darling Downs - Maranoa: Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly was -1.67 Percentage change in 2025. β Volatile
Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly in Darling Downs - Maranoa, 1950β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly in Darling Downs - Maranoa stood at -1.67 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 112.8% on the previous year and down 128.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly in Darling Downs - Maranoa peaked at 35.54 Percentage change in 2010 and was at its lowest, -26.88 Percentage change, in 1951.
That places Darling Downs - Maranoa 1371st out of 3127 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.74 Percentage change | -26.88 Percentage change | 22.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -9.2 Percentage change | -20.18 Percentage change | 9.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.85 Percentage change | -12.87 Percentage change | 29.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3 Percentage change | -13.87 Percentage change | 25.9 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1867 Percentage change | -17.05 Percentage change | 17.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -9.42 Percentage change | -13.83 Percentage change | -0.3435 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.69 Percentage change | -22.91 Percentage change | 35.54 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 Percentage change | -17.75 Percentage change | 27.56 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Darling Downs - Maranoa
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.2117 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure β Cropland share exposed to river flooding 15.31 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly in Darling Downs - Maranoa?
- Historical exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly in Darling Downs - Maranoa was -1.67 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Darling Downs - Maranoa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.54 Percentage change in 2010.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Darling Downs - Maranoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.88 Percentage change in 1951.
- How does Darling Downs - Maranoa rank for historical exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly?
- Darling Downs - Maranoa ranks 1371st out of 3127 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought β land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Darling Downs - Maranoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Darling Downs - Maranoa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought β 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