Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in North Middle Sweden
North Middle Sweden: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 3.08 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in North Middle Sweden, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
North Middle Sweden recorded 3.08 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of up 37.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in North Middle Sweden peaked at 8.57 Percentage change in 2000 and was at its lowest, -12.92 Percentage change, in 1955.
That places North Middle Sweden 367th 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in North Middle Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.05 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -5.4 Percentage change | -362.8% |
| 1952 | 2.1 Percentage change | -138.8% |
| 1953 | 2.51 Percentage change | +19.7% |
| 1954 | 1.79 Percentage change | -28.8% |
| 1955 | -12.92 Percentage change | -823.5% |
| 1956 | 1.88 Percentage change | -114.6% |
| 1957 | 3.29 Percentage change | +74.7% |
| 1958 | 0.7148 Percentage change | -78.3% |
| 1959 | -10.63 Percentage change | -1587.4% |
| 1960 | 3.11 Percentage change | -129.3% |
| 1961 | -1.75 Percentage change | -156.3% |
| 1962 | -2.09 Percentage change | +19.1% |
| 1963 | -5.27 Percentage change | +152.3% |
| 1964 | -0.4655 Percentage change | -91.2% |
| 1965 | 3.9 Percentage change | -938.3% |
| 1966 | -7.6 Percentage change | -294.8% |
| 1967 | -0.9149 Percentage change | -88.0% |
| 1968 | -4.35 Percentage change | +375.2% |
| 1969 | -8.53 Percentage change | +96.2% |
| 1970 | -5.25 Percentage change | -38.5% |
| 1971 | 3.02 Percentage change | -157.6% |
| 1972 | 2.82 Percentage change | -6.8% |
| 1973 | -0.583 Percentage change | -120.7% |
| 1974 | 3.42 Percentage change | -686.0% |
| 1975 | -2.97 Percentage change | -187.1% |
| 1976 | -9.64 Percentage change | +224.0% |
| 1977 | -2.85 Percentage change | -70.4% |
| 1978 | -3.81 Percentage change | +33.6% |
| 1979 | 1.06 Percentage change | -127.9% |
| 1980 | -0.5038 Percentage change | -147.3% |
| 1981 | 3.34 Percentage change | -762.6% |
| 1982 | -2.67 Percentage change | -179.9% |
| 1983 | -5.05 Percentage change | +89.2% |
| 1984 | 1.29 Percentage change | -125.5% |
| 1985 | -1.16 Percentage change | -190.2% |
| 1986 | -3.03 Percentage change | +161.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8678 Percentage change | -128.6% |
| 1988 | -1.12 Percentage change | -229.4% |
| 1989 | 2.39 Percentage change | -312.7% |
| 1990 | 4.36 Percentage change | +82.4% |
| 1991 | -2.98 Percentage change | -168.3% |
| 1992 | -6.2 Percentage change | +108.2% |
| 1993 | -2.58 Percentage change | -58.4% |
| 1994 | -1.34 Percentage change | -48.0% |
| 1995 | -4.53 Percentage change | +238.0% |
| 1996 | 2.15 Percentage change | -147.4% |
| 1997 | 1.89 Percentage change | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 3.82 Percentage change | +102.2% |
| 1999 | 3.2 Percentage change | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 8.57 Percentage change | +167.5% |
| 2001 | -3.91 Percentage change | -145.6% |
| 2002 | -0.3901 Percentage change | -90.0% |
| 2003 | 2.71 Percentage change | -794.3% |
| 2004 | -0.9769 Percentage change | -136.1% |
| 2005 | 0.132 Percentage change | -113.5% |
| 2006 | 4.67 Percentage change | +3433.7% |
| 2007 | -0.7063 Percentage change | -115.1% |
| 2008 | -0.6346 Percentage change | -10.1% |
| 2009 | -4.02 Percentage change | +533.5% |
| 2010 | 1.91 Percentage change | -147.6% |
| 2011 | -4.02 Percentage change | -310.1% |
| 2012 | 5.56 Percentage change | -238.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1647 Percentage change | -97.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5359 Percentage change | +225.4% |
| 2015 | 2.77 Percentage change | +416.5% |
| 2016 | 3.93 Percentage change | +42.1% |
| 2017 | 1.79 Percentage change | -54.4% |
| 2018 | -9.05 Percentage change | -604.9% |
| 2019 | -0.6549 Percentage change | -92.8% |
| 2020 | -0.9792 Percentage change | +49.5% |
| 2021 | 1.89 Percentage change | -293.3% |
| 2022 | -0.0401 Percentage change | -102.1% |
| 2023 | -0.2254 Percentage change | +462.2% |
| 2024 | 2.23 Percentage change | -1090.5% |
| 2025 | 3.08 Percentage change | +37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.46 Percentage change | -12.92 Percentage change | 3.29 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.4 Percentage change | -8.53 Percentage change | 3.9 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.48 Percentage change | -9.64 Percentage change | 3.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5655 Percentage change | -5.05 Percentage change | 3.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2202 Percentage change | -6.2 Percentage change | 4.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5441 Percentage change | -4.02 Percentage change | 8.57 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2941 Percentage change | -9.05 Percentage change | 5.56 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9928 Percentage change | -0.9792 Percentage change | 3.08 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for North Middle Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.32 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.35 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 8.02 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 573.9 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 17.54 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 42.03 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in North Middle Sweden?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in North Middle Sweden was 3.08 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 North Middle Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 Percentage change in 2000.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in North Middle Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.92 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does North Middle Sweden rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- North Middle Sweden ranks 367th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in North Middle Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Middle Sweden 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