Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in New Hampshire
New Hampshire: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 2.94 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire stood at 2.94 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 691.4% on the previous year and up 1,775.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in New Hampshire peaked at 11.97 Percentage change in 2005 and was at its lowest, -12.16 Percentage change, in 1964.
New Hampshire ranks 379th of 3112 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 New Hampshire, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.61 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 6.68 Percentage change | +313.6% |
| 1952 | -7.92 Percentage change | -218.6% |
| 1953 | -11.5 Percentage change | +45.3% |
| 1954 | 10.42 Percentage change | -190.6% |
| 1955 | 2.13 Percentage change | -79.5% |
| 1956 | -2.06 Percentage change | -196.4% |
| 1957 | -6.19 Percentage change | +200.7% |
| 1958 | -0.4552 Percentage change | -92.6% |
| 1959 | 1.51 Percentage change | -430.9% |
| 1960 | 0.235 Percentage change | -84.4% |
| 1961 | -2.18 Percentage change | -1026.5% |
| 1962 | 5.07 Percentage change | -332.8% |
| 1963 | -1.99 Percentage change | -139.2% |
| 1964 | -12.16 Percentage change | +511.9% |
| 1965 | -6.82 Percentage change | -43.9% |
| 1966 | -6.63 Percentage change | -2.9% |
| 1967 | -0.5069 Percentage change | -92.4% |
| 1968 | -6.53 Percentage change | +1188.6% |
| 1969 | -8.6 Percentage change | +31.7% |
| 1970 | -2.83 Percentage change | -67.0% |
| 1971 | -5.55 Percentage change | +95.8% |
| 1972 | 5.64 Percentage change | -201.7% |
| 1973 | 4.16 Percentage change | -26.2% |
| 1974 | 5.06 Percentage change | +21.7% |
| 1975 | -2.79 Percentage change | -155.1% |
| 1976 | 9.66 Percentage change | -446.6% |
| 1977 | -4.54 Percentage change | -147.0% |
| 1978 | -11.69 Percentage change | +157.4% |
| 1979 | 1.69 Percentage change | -114.4% |
| 1980 | -1.6 Percentage change | -195.0% |
| 1981 | -0.0625 Percentage change | -96.1% |
| 1982 | 1.13 Percentage change | -1908.7% |
| 1983 | 2.85 Percentage change | +152.2% |
| 1984 | 1.22 Percentage change | -57.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7758 Percentage change | -36.4% |
| 1986 | -1.21 Percentage change | -256.3% |
| 1987 | 2.67 Percentage change | -320.3% |
| 1988 | 5.46 Percentage change | +104.4% |
| 1989 | -0.9376 Percentage change | -117.2% |
| 1990 | 2.18 Percentage change | -332.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9297 Percentage change | -57.3% |
| 1992 | -0.9302 Percentage change | -200.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4705 Percentage change | -150.6% |
| 1994 | 1.37 Percentage change | +191.5% |
| 1995 | -7.35 Percentage change | -636.0% |
| 1996 | -0.3764 Percentage change | -94.9% |
| 1997 | -2.81 Percentage change | +645.8% |
| 1998 | -4.42 Percentage change | +57.4% |
| 1999 | -4.48 Percentage change | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.656 Percentage change | -114.6% |
| 2001 | -8.61 Percentage change | -1412.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 Percentage change | -112.5% |
| 2003 | -2.96 Percentage change | -375.4% |
| 2004 | 1.36 Percentage change | -145.8% |
| 2005 | 11.97 Percentage change | +783.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4095 Percentage change | -96.6% |
| 2007 | -7.49 Percentage change | -1929.1% |
| 2008 | 1.91 Percentage change | -125.5% |
| 2009 | 9.95 Percentage change | +420.9% |
| 2010 | -4.74 Percentage change | -147.7% |
| 2011 | 4.47 Percentage change | -194.2% |
| 2012 | -2.64 Percentage change | -159.1% |
| 2013 | 1.37 Percentage change | -151.8% |
| 2014 | -1.29 Percentage change | -193.9% |
| 2015 | -0.1755 Percentage change | -86.4% |
| 2016 | -4.63 Percentage change | +2536.7% |
| 2017 | -3.74 Percentage change | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5313 Percentage change | -114.2% |
| 2019 | 3.67 Percentage change | +590.9% |
| 2020 | 2.22 Percentage change | -39.4% |
| 2021 | 6.85 Percentage change | +207.8% |
| 2022 | -4.4 Percentage change | -164.3% |
| 2023 | 7.04 Percentage change | -260.0% |
| 2024 | -0.4974 Percentage change | -107.1% |
| 2025 | 2.94 Percentage change | -691.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.5774 Percentage change | -11.5 Percentage change | 10.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -4.01 Percentage change | -12.16 Percentage change | 5.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1186 Percentage change | -11.69 Percentage change | 9.66 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 Percentage change | -1.6 Percentage change | 5.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.54 Percentage change | -7.35 Percentage change | 2.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8263 Percentage change | -8.61 Percentage change | 11.97 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.717 Percentage change | -4.74 Percentage change | 4.47 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 Percentage change | -4.4 Percentage change | 7.04 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for New Hampshire
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.37 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.55 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 7.75 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 627.42 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 18.26 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 282.33 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in New Hampshire?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in New Hampshire was 2.94 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 New Hampshire?
- The highest recorded value was 11.97 Percentage change in 2005.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in New Hampshire?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.16 Percentage change in 1964.
- How does New Hampshire rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- New Hampshire ranks 379th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in New Hampshire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,775.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Hampshire 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