Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in East Midlands
East Midlands: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -9.5 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in East Midlands, 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 East Midlands is -9.5 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 77,347.7% on the previous year and down 517.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in East Midlands peaked at 8.17 Percentage change in 1980 and was at its lowest, -10.58 Percentage change, in 1995.
That places East Midlands 2828th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 East Midlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.1 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 3.8 Percentage change | +244.1% |
| 1952 | -1.98 Percentage change | -152.2% |
| 1953 | 4.54 Percentage change | -329.0% |
| 1954 | 4.08 Percentage change | -10.1% |
| 1955 | -10.17 Percentage change | -349.1% |
| 1956 | -0.9052 Percentage change | -91.1% |
| 1957 | -4.92 Percentage change | +443.8% |
| 1958 | 6.32 Percentage change | -228.3% |
| 1959 | -9.82 Percentage change | -255.5% |
| 1960 | -1.85 Percentage change | -81.2% |
| 1961 | -8.55 Percentage change | +362.9% |
| 1962 | -3.92 Percentage change | -54.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3882 Percentage change | -109.9% |
| 1964 | -9.25 Percentage change | -2483.4% |
| 1965 | 2.69 Percentage change | -129.0% |
| 1966 | 1.88 Percentage change | -30.0% |
| 1967 | 2.58 Percentage change | +37.4% |
| 1968 | 5.1 Percentage change | +97.6% |
| 1969 | 1.15 Percentage change | -77.4% |
| 1970 | -0.2728 Percentage change | -123.6% |
| 1971 | 4 Percentage change | -1564.5% |
| 1972 | 3.67 Percentage change | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 2.54 Percentage change | -30.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3025 Percentage change | -88.1% |
| 1975 | -4.73 Percentage change | -1665.3% |
| 1976 | -3.43 Percentage change | -27.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5984 Percentage change | -117.5% |
| 1978 | 3.38 Percentage change | +465.3% |
| 1979 | 1.98 Percentage change | -41.4% |
| 1980 | 8.17 Percentage change | +312.2% |
| 1981 | 2.51 Percentage change | -69.3% |
| 1982 | 1.2 Percentage change | -52.1% |
| 1983 | 1.52 Percentage change | +26.0% |
| 1984 | -5.16 Percentage change | -440.7% |
| 1985 | 3.56 Percentage change | -168.9% |
| 1986 | 1.64 Percentage change | -54.1% |
| 1987 | 3.5 Percentage change | +113.8% |
| 1988 | 3.26 Percentage change | -6.9% |
| 1989 | -2.96 Percentage change | -190.8% |
| 1990 | -8.83 Percentage change | +198.5% |
| 1991 | -1.49 Percentage change | -83.2% |
| 1992 | 3.09 Percentage change | -308.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2942 Percentage change | -90.5% |
| 1994 | -1.24 Percentage change | -521.4% |
| 1995 | -10.58 Percentage change | +753.2% |
| 1996 | -3.56 Percentage change | -66.3% |
| 1997 | -0.1826 Percentage change | -94.9% |
| 1998 | 2.17 Percentage change | -1286.4% |
| 1999 | -2.38 Percentage change | -209.9% |
| 2000 | 5.17 Percentage change | -317.1% |
| 2001 | 1.19 Percentage change | -76.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0223 Percentage change | -98.1% |
| 2003 | -1.92 Percentage change | -8692.3% |
| 2004 | 2.72 Percentage change | -242.1% |
| 2005 | 2.03 Percentage change | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 2.24 Percentage change | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6 Percentage change | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 6.64 Percentage change | +315.2% |
| 2009 | -4.41 Percentage change | -166.3% |
| 2010 | -1.65 Percentage change | -62.5% |
| 2011 | -8.82 Percentage change | +433.2% |
| 2012 | 5.5 Percentage change | -162.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4542 Percentage change | -108.3% |
| 2014 | 1.82 Percentage change | -501.1% |
| 2015 | 2.27 Percentage change | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 2.85 Percentage change | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 4.23 Percentage change | +48.4% |
| 2018 | -5.03 Percentage change | -218.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2671 Percentage change | -105.3% |
| 2020 | -1.6 Percentage change | -698.0% |
| 2021 | 2.28 Percentage change | -242.9% |
| 2022 | -1.52 Percentage change | -166.5% |
| 2023 | 3.23 Percentage change | -313.1% |
| 2024 | -0.0123 Percentage change | -100.4% |
| 2025 | -9.5 Percentage change | +77347.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.7961 Percentage change | -10.17 Percentage change | 6.32 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.977 Percentage change | -9.25 Percentage change | 5.1 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8041 Percentage change | -4.73 Percentage change | 4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 Percentage change | -5.16 Percentage change | 8.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.27 Percentage change | -10.58 Percentage change | 3.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 Percentage change | -4.41 Percentage change | 6.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0995 Percentage change | -8.82 Percentage change | 5.5 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.19 Percentage change | -9.5 Percentage change | 3.23 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for East Midlands
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.21 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.13 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.56 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2,754 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 382.02 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 360.29 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in East Midlands?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in East Midlands was -9.5 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 East Midlands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.17 Percentage change in 1980.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in East Midlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.58 Percentage change in 1995.
- How does East Midlands rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- East Midlands ranks 2828th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in East Midlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 517.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Midlands 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