Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Mid Ulster
Mid Ulster: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 2.03 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Mid Ulster, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Mid Ulster recorded 2.03 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.9% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Mid Ulster peaked at 4.58 Percentage change in 2000 and was at its lowest, -9.96 Percentage change, in 1955.
That places Mid Ulster 514th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 | -2.27 Percentage change | -9.96 Percentage change | 2.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.29 Percentage change | -5.86 Percentage change | 1.24 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8764 Percentage change | -6.45 Percentage change | 2.77 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9381 Percentage change | -4.47 Percentage change | 2.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.672 Percentage change | -4.36 Percentage change | 2.69 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 Percentage change | -0.4269 Percentage change | 4.58 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3189 Percentage change | -4.43 Percentage change | 2.73 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 Percentage change | -1.32 Percentage change | 2.88 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Mid Ulster?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Mid Ulster was 2.03 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 Mid Ulster?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 Percentage change in 2000.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Mid Ulster?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.96 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Mid Ulster rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Mid Ulster ranks 514th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Mid Ulster?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mid Ulster 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