Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western
Northern and Western: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 3.38 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western, 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 Northern and Western is 3.38 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.5% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western peaked at 4.95 Percentage change in 2000 and was at its lowest, -7.58 Percentage change, in 1955.
That places Northern and Western 336th 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 Northern and Western, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.96 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -2.51 Percentage change | -228.1% |
| 1952 | -5.56 Percentage change | +121.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1148 Percentage change | -102.1% |
| 1954 | 1.58 Percentage change | +1279.1% |
| 1955 | -7.58 Percentage change | -578.7% |
| 1956 | -1.45 Percentage change | -80.8% |
| 1957 | -3.87 Percentage change | +166.3% |
| 1958 | 2.83 Percentage change | -173.1% |
| 1959 | -5.07 Percentage change | -279.2% |
| 1960 | -0.7516 Percentage change | -85.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3432 Percentage change | -145.7% |
| 1962 | -6.33 Percentage change | -1944.0% |
| 1963 | -0.8792 Percentage change | -86.1% |
| 1964 | -3.68 Percentage change | +318.0% |
| 1965 | 0.449 Percentage change | -112.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7034 Percentage change | +56.7% |
| 1967 | -0.8307 Percentage change | -218.1% |
| 1968 | 1.53 Percentage change | -284.3% |
| 1969 | -6.98 Percentage change | -555.8% |
| 1970 | -0.4435 Percentage change | -93.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9284 Percentage change | -309.3% |
| 1972 | -0.0515 Percentage change | -105.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9158 Percentage change | -1876.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6533 Percentage change | -28.7% |
| 1975 | -7.33 Percentage change | -1222.3% |
| 1976 | -5.82 Percentage change | -20.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2079 Percentage change | -103.6% |
| 1978 | -1.29 Percentage change | -720.1% |
| 1979 | 3.14 Percentage change | -343.3% |
| 1980 | -0.2131 Percentage change | -106.8% |
| 1981 | -3.01 Percentage change | +1312.4% |
| 1982 | -2.32 Percentage change | -23.0% |
| 1983 | -2.86 Percentage change | +23.3% |
| 1984 | -3.97 Percentage change | +38.7% |
| 1985 | 1.88 Percentage change | -147.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5008 Percentage change | -73.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6041 Percentage change | +20.6% |
| 1988 | 4.49 Percentage change | +643.8% |
| 1989 | -3.49 Percentage change | -177.8% |
| 1990 | -1.83 Percentage change | -47.6% |
| 1991 | -3.15 Percentage change | +71.8% |
| 1992 | 3.79 Percentage change | -220.6% |
| 1993 | -1.89 Percentage change | -149.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5945 Percentage change | -131.5% |
| 1995 | -5.21 Percentage change | -975.8% |
| 1996 | -0.4329 Percentage change | -91.7% |
| 1997 | -2.85 Percentage change | +557.7% |
| 1998 | 1.32 Percentage change | -146.4% |
| 1999 | -0.074 Percentage change | -105.6% |
| 2000 | 4.95 Percentage change | -6796.5% |
| 2001 | 2.08 Percentage change | -57.9% |
| 2002 | 2.74 Percentage change | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7358 Percentage change | -73.1% |
| 2004 | -1.28 Percentage change | -273.9% |
| 2005 | 2.77 Percentage change | -316.5% |
| 2006 | 1.38 Percentage change | -50.3% |
| 2007 | -0.5779 Percentage change | -142.0% |
| 2008 | 4.33 Percentage change | -849.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 Percentage change | -74.8% |
| 2010 | -0.3276 Percentage change | -130.1% |
| 2011 | -1.24 Percentage change | +278.5% |
| 2012 | 1.72 Percentage change | -239.1% |
| 2013 | -1.31 Percentage change | -175.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0179 Percentage change | -98.6% |
| 2015 | 2.63 Percentage change | -14801.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 Percentage change | -59.3% |
| 2017 | 1.34 Percentage change | +25.3% |
| 2018 | -4.52 Percentage change | -436.6% |
| 2019 | 1.41 Percentage change | -131.2% |
| 2020 | -1.25 Percentage change | -188.5% |
| 2021 | -1.63 Percentage change | +30.1% |
| 2022 | -0.3712 Percentage change | -77.2% |
| 2023 | 2.14 Percentage change | -676.7% |
| 2024 | 1.8 Percentage change | -15.8% |
| 2025 | 3.38 Percentage change | +87.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.96 Percentage change | -7.58 Percentage change | 2.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.64 Percentage change | -6.98 Percentage change | 1.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9089 Percentage change | -7.33 Percentage change | 3.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8384 Percentage change | -3.97 Percentage change | 4.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9718 Percentage change | -5.21 Percentage change | 3.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 Percentage change | -1.28 Percentage change | 4.95 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0774 Percentage change | -4.52 Percentage change | 2.63 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6794 Percentage change | -1.63 Percentage change | 3.38 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Northern and Western
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.32 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.04 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7757 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.71 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 26 (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 14,909 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 46.18 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 80.03 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Northern and Western was 3.38 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 Northern and Western?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 Percentage change in 2000.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Northern and Western?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.58 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Northern and Western rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Northern and Western ranks 336th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Northern and Western?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern and Western 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