Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Jersey
Jersey: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -3.05 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Jersey, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Jersey recorded -3.05 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is down 142.3% on the previous year and down 251.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Jersey peaked at 8.87 Percentage change in 2007 and was at its lowest, -14.96 Percentage change, in 1955.
Jersey ranks 97th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Jersey, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.85 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 4.97 Percentage change | +169.2% |
| 1952 | -0.8822 Percentage change | -117.7% |
| 1953 | 3.1 Percentage change | -451.7% |
| 1954 | 1.32 Percentage change | -57.5% |
| 1955 | -14.96 Percentage change | -1233.7% |
| 1956 | -3.44 Percentage change | -77.0% |
| 1957 | -3.1 Percentage change | -10.0% |
| 1958 | 2.59 Percentage change | -183.6% |
| 1959 | -10.99 Percentage change | -524.7% |
| 1960 | 0.3857 Percentage change | -103.5% |
| 1961 | -6.24 Percentage change | -1717.4% |
| 1962 | -4.15 Percentage change | -33.5% |
| 1963 | 2.27 Percentage change | -154.8% |
| 1964 | -3.86 Percentage change | -270.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8869 Percentage change | -122.9% |
| 1966 | 1.64 Percentage change | +85.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0192 Percentage change | -98.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0309 Percentage change | +60.5% |
| 1969 | -0.7532 Percentage change | -2541.3% |
| 1970 | -0.0963 Percentage change | -87.2% |
| 1971 | -0.2392 Percentage change | +148.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4698 Percentage change | -296.3% |
| 1973 | 1.4 Percentage change | +198.3% |
| 1974 | 4.36 Percentage change | +211.1% |
| 1975 | -5.99 Percentage change | -237.5% |
| 1976 | -6.24 Percentage change | +4.1% |
| 1977 | -0.6808 Percentage change | -89.1% |
| 1978 | -1.84 Percentage change | +171.0% |
| 1979 | 1.23 Percentage change | -166.8% |
| 1980 | 4.67 Percentage change | +278.8% |
| 1981 | 6.93 Percentage change | +48.3% |
| 1982 | 0.942 Percentage change | -86.4% |
| 1983 | 1.37 Percentage change | +45.3% |
| 1984 | -2.85 Percentage change | -308.5% |
| 1985 | -1.12 Percentage change | -60.7% |
| 1986 | 5.81 Percentage change | -618.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5864 Percentage change | -89.9% |
| 1988 | 0.523 Percentage change | -10.8% |
| 1989 | -12.73 Percentage change | -2534.7% |
| 1990 | -8.35 Percentage change | -34.4% |
| 1991 | -1.84 Percentage change | -77.9% |
| 1992 | 4.68 Percentage change | -353.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7541 Percentage change | -83.9% |
| 1994 | 4.88 Percentage change | +547.4% |
| 1995 | -6.15 Percentage change | -225.9% |
| 1996 | -0.7273 Percentage change | -88.2% |
| 1997 | -6.58 Percentage change | +804.4% |
| 1998 | 3.92 Percentage change | -159.6% |
| 1999 | -1.12 Percentage change | -128.5% |
| 2000 | 4.93 Percentage change | -542.0% |
| 2001 | 2.43 Percentage change | -50.7% |
| 2002 | -1.02 Percentage change | -141.9% |
| 2003 | -3.74 Percentage change | +266.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7826 Percentage change | -120.9% |
| 2005 | 3.27 Percentage change | +317.9% |
| 2006 | 2.84 Percentage change | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 8.87 Percentage change | +212.1% |
| 2008 | 4.13 Percentage change | -53.5% |
| 2009 | -8.68 Percentage change | -310.3% |
| 2010 | -2.75 Percentage change | -68.4% |
| 2011 | -9.25 Percentage change | +236.9% |
| 2012 | 5.64 Percentage change | -161.0% |
| 2013 | -0.8143 Percentage change | -114.4% |
| 2014 | -1.82 Percentage change | +123.4% |
| 2015 | 2.01 Percentage change | -210.4% |
| 2016 | -1.58 Percentage change | -178.5% |
| 2017 | 6.24 Percentage change | -496.1% |
| 2018 | -4.12 Percentage change | -166.0% |
| 2019 | -0.1984 Percentage change | -95.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0207 Percentage change | -110.4% |
| 2021 | 0.795 Percentage change | +3736.6% |
| 2022 | -2.64 Percentage change | -432.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9 Percentage change | -323.0% |
| 2024 | -1.26 Percentage change | -121.4% |
| 2025 | -3.05 Percentage change | +142.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Jersey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +3736.6% | 0.0207 Percentage change | 0.795 Percentage change |
| 1969 | -2541.3% | 0.0309 Percentage change | -0.7532 Percentage change |
| 1989 | -2534.7% | 0.523 Percentage change | -12.73 Percentage change |
| 1961 | -1717.4% | 0.3857 Percentage change | -6.24 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.95 Percentage change | -14.96 Percentage change | 4.97 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9765 Percentage change | -6.24 Percentage change | 2.27 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7633 Percentage change | -6.24 Percentage change | 4.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4118 Percentage change | -12.73 Percentage change | 6.93 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.05 Percentage change | -8.35 Percentage change | 4.88 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 Percentage change | -8.68 Percentage change | 8.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.663 Percentage change | -9.25 Percentage change | 6.24 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0405 Percentage change | -3.05 Percentage change | 5.9 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Jersey
- Standard Deviation 0.486 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2705 Percentage change (2024)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 2 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Jersey?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Jersey was -3.05 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 Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 8.87 Percentage change in 2007.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.96 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Jersey rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Jersey ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 251.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jersey 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