Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands
Netherlands: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -9.21 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands is -9.21 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 256.9% on the previous year and down 367.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands peaked at 9.25 Percentage change in 1998 and was at its lowest, -11.92 Percentage change, in 1959.
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 | -2.37 Percentage change | -11.92 Percentage change | 3.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.4 Percentage change | -5.08 Percentage change | 7.39 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1966 Percentage change | -9.24 Percentage change | 5.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 Percentage change | -5.93 Percentage change | 6.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.98 Percentage change | -6.49 Percentage change | 9.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 Percentage change | -9.14 Percentage change | 5.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.37 Percentage change | -9.21 Percentage change | 3.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3889 Percentage change | -9.21 Percentage change | 7.99 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Netherlands
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8288 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 11,917 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 7,580 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 33,670 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 41,540 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 10,450 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 367.2 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Forest 3,723 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Netherlands was -9.21 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.25 Percentage change in 1998.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.92 Percentage change in 1959.
- How does Netherlands rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 367.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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