Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Nordland
Nordland: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.8481 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Nordland, 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 Nordland is 0.8481 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.1% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nordland peaked at 5.78 Percentage change in 2015 and was at its lowest, -6.96 Percentage change, in 1980.
Nordland ranks 717th 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 Nordland, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -2.13 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.79 Percentage change | -184.1% |
| 1952 | 1.59 Percentage change | -11.6% |
| 1953 | 3.33 Percentage change | +109.8% |
| 1954 | -1.2 Percentage change | -136.2% |
| 1955 | 0.6632 Percentage change | -155.0% |
| 1956 | -2.36 Percentage change | -456.4% |
| 1957 | -1.05 Percentage change | -55.5% |
| 1958 | 1.09 Percentage change | -204.1% |
| 1959 | 3.32 Percentage change | +203.5% |
| 1960 | -1.09 Percentage change | -132.7% |
| 1961 | 2.96 Percentage change | -372.3% |
| 1962 | -3.24 Percentage change | -209.3% |
| 1963 | -1.6 Percentage change | -50.5% |
| 1964 | 5.72 Percentage change | -457.2% |
| 1965 | -0.5428 Percentage change | -109.5% |
| 1966 | -1.6 Percentage change | +194.6% |
| 1967 | -0.541 Percentage change | -66.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9593 Percentage change | -277.3% |
| 1969 | -2.35 Percentage change | -344.5% |
| 1970 | -2.35 Percentage change | +0.1% |
| 1971 | -0.2439 Percentage change | -89.6% |
| 1972 | -2.18 Percentage change | +791.7% |
| 1973 | 1.27 Percentage change | -158.2% |
| 1974 | 1.27 Percentage change | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.48 Percentage change | +253.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8531 Percentage change | -81.0% |
| 1977 | 3.15 Percentage change | +269.3% |
| 1978 | -4 Percentage change | -227.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4878 Percentage change | -112.2% |
| 1980 | -6.96 Percentage change | -1527.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9288 Percentage change | -113.3% |
| 1982 | 3.28 Percentage change | +252.8% |
| 1983 | 1.58 Percentage change | -51.6% |
| 1984 | -0.3657 Percentage change | -123.1% |
| 1985 | -1.02 Percentage change | +177.8% |
| 1986 | -2.69 Percentage change | +165.1% |
| 1987 | -1.18 Percentage change | -56.1% |
| 1988 | -2.36 Percentage change | +99.5% |
| 1989 | 3.34 Percentage change | -241.6% |
| 1990 | 1.35 Percentage change | -59.5% |
| 1991 | 2.98 Percentage change | +120.8% |
| 1992 | 2.81 Percentage change | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 1.08 Percentage change | -61.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2837 Percentage change | -73.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1976 Percentage change | -30.3% |
| 1996 | -1.9 Percentage change | -1058.8% |
| 1997 | -1.13 Percentage change | -40.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5289 Percentage change | -146.6% |
| 1999 | 2.83 Percentage change | +435.7% |
| 2000 | -3.12 Percentage change | -210.1% |
| 2001 | 3.1 Percentage change | -199.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4419 Percentage change | -85.7% |
| 2003 | -3.14 Percentage change | -810.9% |
| 2004 | -0.1819 Percentage change | -94.2% |
| 2005 | 2.73 Percentage change | -1598.2% |
| 2006 | -4.08 Percentage change | -249.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3455 Percentage change | -108.5% |
| 2008 | -3.87 Percentage change | -1220.6% |
| 2009 | -1.97 Percentage change | -49.2% |
| 2010 | -0.8001 Percentage change | -59.3% |
| 2011 | 2.68 Percentage change | -434.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8097 Percentage change | -69.7% |
| 2013 | 1.24 Percentage change | +53.6% |
| 2014 | -2.47 Percentage change | -298.9% |
| 2015 | 5.78 Percentage change | -333.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8 Percentage change | -68.9% |
| 2017 | 1.96 Percentage change | +8.8% |
| 2018 | -2.05 Percentage change | -204.8% |
| 2019 | 1 Percentage change | -149.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6121 Percentage change | -39.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8491 Percentage change | +38.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7674 Percentage change | -9.6% |
| 2023 | -1.82 Percentage change | -336.8% |
| 2024 | 3.04 Percentage change | -267.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8481 Percentage change | -72.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5032 Percentage change | -2.36 Percentage change | 3.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.1309 Percentage change | -3.24 Percentage change | 5.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2739 Percentage change | -4 Percentage change | 4.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5452 Percentage change | -6.96 Percentage change | 3.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9033 Percentage change | -1.9 Percentage change | 2.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9746 Percentage change | -4.08 Percentage change | 3.1 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9944 Percentage change | -2.47 Percentage change | 5.78 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7164 Percentage change | -1.82 Percentage change | 3.04 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nordland?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Nordland was 0.8481 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 Nordland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 Percentage change in 2015.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Nordland?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.96 Percentage change in 1980.
- How does Nordland rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Nordland ranks 717th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Nordland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nordland 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