Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Loba - BL
Loba - BL: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -0.8366 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Loba - BL, 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 Loba - BL stood at -0.8366 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 83.7% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Loba - BL peaked at 7.41 Percentage change in 1956 and was at its lowest, -8.68 Percentage change, in 2019.
That places Loba - BL 1103rd out of 3112 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Loba - BL, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.52 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 5.66 Percentage change | -13.2% |
| 1952 | 5.77 Percentage change | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 4.06 Percentage change | -29.7% |
| 1954 | 3.8 Percentage change | -6.2% |
| 1955 | 5.49 Percentage change | +44.2% |
| 1956 | 7.41 Percentage change | +35.0% |
| 1957 | 0.9017 Percentage change | -87.8% |
| 1958 | 5.56 Percentage change | +516.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2848 Percentage change | -94.9% |
| 1960 | 4.86 Percentage change | +1605.0% |
| 1961 | 0.7426 Percentage change | -84.7% |
| 1962 | -0.3338 Percentage change | -144.9% |
| 1963 | 2.35 Percentage change | -803.5% |
| 1964 | 4.72 Percentage change | +100.9% |
| 1965 | 0.959 Percentage change | -79.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7969 Percentage change | -16.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9225 Percentage change | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 1.76 Percentage change | +90.7% |
| 1969 | 2.7 Percentage change | +53.2% |
| 1970 | 5.09 Percentage change | +88.8% |
| 1971 | 4.77 Percentage change | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 2.36 Percentage change | -50.6% |
| 1973 | 1.27 Percentage change | -46.3% |
| 1974 | 3.68 Percentage change | +190.4% |
| 1975 | 1.22 Percentage change | -66.8% |
| 1976 | 1.73 Percentage change | +41.8% |
| 1977 | 4.43 Percentage change | +155.8% |
| 1978 | 4.71 Percentage change | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 1.63 Percentage change | -65.4% |
| 1980 | 1.24 Percentage change | -24.0% |
| 1981 | 0.958 Percentage change | -22.6% |
| 1982 | 1.8 Percentage change | +87.5% |
| 1983 | 1.05 Percentage change | -41.6% |
| 1984 | 3.42 Percentage change | +226.0% |
| 1985 | -2.97 Percentage change | -186.8% |
| 1986 | 1.74 Percentage change | -158.7% |
| 1987 | -0.355 Percentage change | -120.3% |
| 1988 | -0.9362 Percentage change | +163.8% |
| 1989 | 1.78 Percentage change | -289.8% |
| 1990 | -0.1145 Percentage change | -106.4% |
| 1991 | -1.24 Percentage change | +985.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0621 Percentage change | -105.0% |
| 1993 | 2.55 Percentage change | +3998.4% |
| 1994 | 1.27 Percentage change | -50.0% |
| 1995 | -2.07 Percentage change | -262.4% |
| 1996 | 2.36 Percentage change | -214.2% |
| 1997 | -3.47 Percentage change | -246.9% |
| 1998 | -2.18 Percentage change | -37.1% |
| 1999 | 2.31 Percentage change | -205.8% |
| 2000 | 1.45 Percentage change | -37.3% |
| 2001 | -1.24 Percentage change | -185.8% |
| 2002 | -1.92 Percentage change | +54.7% |
| 2003 | -1.54 Percentage change | -19.9% |
| 2004 | -0.1003 Percentage change | -93.5% |
| 2005 | -2.23 Percentage change | +2119.4% |
| 2006 | -0.733 Percentage change | -67.1% |
| 2007 | -2.4 Percentage change | +227.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6174 Percentage change | -125.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7808 Percentage change | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 1.35 Percentage change | +72.5% |
| 2011 | 2.44 Percentage change | +81.0% |
| 2012 | -1.03 Percentage change | -142.1% |
| 2013 | -2.18 Percentage change | +112.3% |
| 2014 | -2.74 Percentage change | +25.8% |
| 2015 | -3.48 Percentage change | +27.2% |
| 2016 | -6.27 Percentage change | +79.9% |
| 2017 | -3.79 Percentage change | -39.5% |
| 2018 | -3.78 Percentage change | -0.4% |
| 2019 | -8.68 Percentage change | +129.7% |
| 2020 | -4.54 Percentage change | -47.6% |
| 2021 | -5.78 Percentage change | +27.1% |
| 2022 | -1.04 Percentage change | -82.0% |
| 2023 | -7.86 Percentage change | +654.0% |
| 2024 | -5.14 Percentage change | -34.7% |
| 2025 | -0.8366 Percentage change | -83.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Loba - BL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +3998.4% | 0.0621 Percentage change | 2.55 Percentage change |
| 2005 | -2119.4% | -0.1003 Percentage change | -2.23 Percentage change |
| 1960 | +1605.0% | 0.2848 Percentage change | 4.86 Percentage change |
| 1991 | -985.2% | -0.1145 Percentage change | -1.24 Percentage change |
| 1963 | +803.5% | -0.3338 Percentage change | 2.35 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.55 Percentage change | 0.2848 Percentage change | 7.41 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.95 Percentage change | -0.3338 Percentage change | 4.86 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.09 Percentage change | 1.22 Percentage change | 5.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7725 Percentage change | -2.97 Percentage change | 3.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0525 Percentage change | -3.47 Percentage change | 2.55 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7309 Percentage change | -2.4 Percentage change | 1.45 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.82 Percentage change | -8.68 Percentage change | 2.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.2 Percentage change | -7.86 Percentage change | -0.8366 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Loba - BL
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9388 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 62.91 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Loba - BL?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Loba - BL was -0.8366 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 Loba - BL?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 Percentage change in 1956.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Loba - BL?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.68 Percentage change in 2019.
- How does Loba - BL rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Loba - BL ranks 1103rd out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Loba - BL?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Loba - BL 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