Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Greater Manchester South East
Greater Manchester South East: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -7.92 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Greater Manchester South East, 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 Greater Manchester South East stood at -7.92 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 833.4% on the previous year and down 297.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Greater Manchester South East peaked at 6.38 Percentage change in 2008 and was at its lowest, -14.49 Percentage change, in 1955.
That places Greater Manchester South East 2664th 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 Greater Manchester South East, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -0.457 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -0.7403 Percentage change | +62.0% |
| 1952 | -2.24 Percentage change | +202.6% |
| 1953 | 4.45 Percentage change | -298.7% |
| 1954 | 3.47 Percentage change | -21.9% |
| 1955 | -14.49 Percentage change | -517.1% |
| 1956 | -0.3192 Percentage change | -97.8% |
| 1957 | -6.41 Percentage change | +1907.6% |
| 1958 | 5.51 Percentage change | -185.9% |
| 1959 | -12.7 Percentage change | -330.7% |
| 1960 | -3.94 Percentage change | -69.0% |
| 1961 | -4.94 Percentage change | +25.4% |
| 1962 | -4.79 Percentage change | -3.0% |
| 1963 | -0.3241 Percentage change | -93.2% |
| 1964 | -3.51 Percentage change | +981.6% |
| 1965 | 3.55 Percentage change | -201.1% |
| 1966 | 1.83 Percentage change | -48.2% |
| 1967 | 3.29 Percentage change | +79.4% |
| 1968 | 2.12 Percentage change | -35.6% |
| 1969 | -0.2055 Percentage change | -109.7% |
| 1970 | -0.0315 Percentage change | -84.7% |
| 1971 | 3.02 Percentage change | -9674.3% |
| 1972 | 3.75 Percentage change | +24.2% |
| 1973 | -0.225 Percentage change | -106.0% |
| 1974 | -2.49 Percentage change | +1008.4% |
| 1975 | -6.17 Percentage change | +147.4% |
| 1976 | -7.55 Percentage change | +22.3% |
| 1977 | -1.02 Percentage change | -86.5% |
| 1978 | 1.96 Percentage change | -292.2% |
| 1979 | 2.33 Percentage change | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 2.84 Percentage change | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 2.24 Percentage change | -21.0% |
| 1982 | -1.34 Percentage change | -159.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2799 Percentage change | -121.0% |
| 1984 | -5.37 Percentage change | -2017.5% |
| 1985 | 2.93 Percentage change | -154.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8855 Percentage change | -69.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6617 Percentage change | -25.3% |
| 1988 | 4.43 Percentage change | +569.9% |
| 1989 | -1.8 Percentage change | -140.7% |
| 1990 | -6.35 Percentage change | +251.9% |
| 1991 | -2.72 Percentage change | -57.1% |
| 1992 | 1.63 Percentage change | -159.7% |
| 1993 | -1.91 Percentage change | -217.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7353 Percentage change | -138.5% |
| 1995 | -11.64 Percentage change | -1683.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7622 Percentage change | -106.5% |
| 1997 | -0.2143 Percentage change | -128.1% |
| 1998 | 2.21 Percentage change | -1130.9% |
| 1999 | -1.48 Percentage change | -166.8% |
| 2000 | 5.51 Percentage change | -473.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5825 Percentage change | -89.4% |
| 2002 | 1.22 Percentage change | +109.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2213 Percentage change | -81.9% |
| 2004 | 1.45 Percentage change | +556.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2607 Percentage change | -82.0% |
| 2006 | -0.2361 Percentage change | -190.6% |
| 2007 | 1.82 Percentage change | -870.9% |
| 2008 | 6.38 Percentage change | +250.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8139 Percentage change | -87.2% |
| 2010 | -1.96 Percentage change | -341.2% |
| 2011 | -6.44 Percentage change | +228.1% |
| 2012 | 5.17 Percentage change | -180.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1824 Percentage change | -96.5% |
| 2014 | 2.02 Percentage change | +1007.5% |
| 2015 | 4.02 Percentage change | +98.9% |
| 2016 | 1.68 Percentage change | -58.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6 Percentage change | +114.1% |
| 2018 | -7.94 Percentage change | -320.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0783 Percentage change | -101.0% |
| 2020 | -2.44 Percentage change | -3218.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 Percentage change | -141.2% |
| 2022 | -1.79 Percentage change | -277.6% |
| 2023 | 3.87 Percentage change | -316.7% |
| 2024 | 1.08 Percentage change | -72.1% |
| 2025 | -7.92 Percentage change | -833.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.39 Percentage change | -14.49 Percentage change | 5.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6906 Percentage change | -4.94 Percentage change | 3.55 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6436 Percentage change | -7.55 Percentage change | 3.75 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5757 Percentage change | -5.37 Percentage change | 4.43 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.9 Percentage change | -11.64 Percentage change | 2.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 Percentage change | -0.2361 Percentage change | 6.38 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0405 Percentage change | -7.94 Percentage change | 5.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.03 Percentage change | -7.92 Percentage change | 3.87 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Greater Manchester South East?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Greater Manchester South East was -7.92 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 Greater Manchester South East?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 Percentage change in 2008.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Greater Manchester South East?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.49 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Greater Manchester South East rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Greater Manchester South East ranks 2664th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Greater Manchester South East?
- Over the last ten years it is down 297.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greater Manchester South East 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