Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Delaware
Delaware: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 5.31 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Delaware, 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 Delaware stood at 5.31 Percentage change.
The figure is up 638.5% on the previous year and up 373.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Delaware peaked at 8.5 Percentage change in 2020 and was at its lowest, -15.91 Percentage change, in 1965.
Delaware ranks 156th 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 | -3.58 Percentage change | -10.03 Percentage change | 3.59 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -5.6 Percentage change | -15.91 Percentage change | 1.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5006 Percentage change | -9.36 Percentage change | 4.27 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1518 Percentage change | -6.28 Percentage change | 7.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6063 Percentage change | -7.15 Percentage change | 7.81 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4947 Percentage change | -8.11 Percentage change | 7.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9741 Percentage change | -3.15 Percentage change | 8.39 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 Percentage change | -0.9867 Percentage change | 8.5 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Delaware
- 153 Rwanda -5.64 Percentage change compare
- 154 Nigeria -5.73 Percentage change compare
- 155 North Rhine-Westphalia -5.82 Percentage change compare
- 156 Pays de la Loire -5.88 Percentage change compare
- 157 Argentina -5.89 Percentage change compare
- 158 Hong Kong (China) -5.98 Percentage change compare
- 159 Georgia -6.11 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Delaware
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.39 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.004 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 3 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 28.34 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 8.15 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.73 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Delaware?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Delaware was 5.31 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 Delaware?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 Percentage change in 2020.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Delaware?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.91 Percentage change in 1965.
- How does Delaware rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Delaware ranks 156th out of 3127 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Delaware?
- Over the last ten years it is up 373.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Delaware 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