Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Magdalena
Magdalena: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.7601 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Magdalena, 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 Magdalena stood at 0.7601 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 123.8% on the previous year and up 109.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Magdalena peaked at 6.14 Percentage change in 1956 and was at its lowest, -12.68 Percentage change, in 2019.
Magdalena ranks 738th of 3127 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 2.28 Percentage change | -2.81 Percentage change | 6.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4958 Percentage change | -4.32 Percentage change | 3.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8885 Percentage change | -3.64 Percentage change | 4.74 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6652 Percentage change | -2.17 Percentage change | 5.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4363 Percentage change | -7.12 Percentage change | 3.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8296 Percentage change | -3.97 Percentage change | 2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.38 Percentage change | -12.68 Percentage change | 5.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.66 Percentage change | -10.31 Percentage change | 0.7601 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Magdalena
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.43 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.87 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 9.01 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 806.24 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 307.45 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 35.81 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Magdalena?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Magdalena was 0.7601 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 Magdalena?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 Percentage change in 1956.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Magdalena?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.68 Percentage change in 2019.
- How does Magdalena rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Magdalena ranks 738th out of 3127 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Magdalena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Magdalena 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