Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Northern Norway
Northern Norway: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.1178 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Northern Norway, 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 Norway is 0.1178 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.0% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Northern Norway peaked at 5.3 Percentage change in 1975 and was at its lowest, -7.73 Percentage change, in 1980.
That places Northern Norway 877th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -3.15 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 4.27 Percentage change | -235.6% |
| 1952 | 1.64 Percentage change | -61.6% |
| 1953 | -0.1806 Percentage change | -111.0% |
| 1954 | -0.9353 Percentage change | +418.0% |
| 1955 | 1.05 Percentage change | -212.8% |
| 1956 | -2.94 Percentage change | -378.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1713 Percentage change | -105.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0564 Percentage change | -67.1% |
| 1959 | 5.15 Percentage change | +9043.2% |
| 1960 | -1.55 Percentage change | -130.1% |
| 1961 | 3.08 Percentage change | -298.4% |
| 1962 | -1.14 Percentage change | -137.1% |
| 1963 | -0.2886 Percentage change | -74.7% |
| 1964 | 5.1 Percentage change | -1868.4% |
| 1965 | 1.77 Percentage change | -65.3% |
| 1966 | -1.08 Percentage change | -160.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8703 Percentage change | -180.8% |
| 1968 | 0.526 Percentage change | -39.6% |
| 1969 | -2.01 Percentage change | -481.2% |
| 1970 | -1.58 Percentage change | -21.2% |
| 1971 | 1.1 Percentage change | -169.6% |
| 1972 | -1.73 Percentage change | -257.1% |
| 1973 | -0.049 Percentage change | -97.2% |
| 1974 | 4.23 Percentage change | -8727.3% |
| 1975 | 5.3 Percentage change | +25.4% |
| 1976 | 2.03 Percentage change | -61.8% |
| 1977 | 3.04 Percentage change | +50.1% |
| 1978 | -4.3 Percentage change | -241.5% |
| 1979 | -0.7299 Percentage change | -83.0% |
| 1980 | -7.73 Percentage change | +959.3% |
| 1981 | 1.5 Percentage change | -119.4% |
| 1982 | 4.67 Percentage change | +211.2% |
| 1983 | 2.05 Percentage change | -56.1% |
| 1984 | -0.0909 Percentage change | -104.4% |
| 1985 | -1.52 Percentage change | +1574.3% |
| 1986 | -3.43 Percentage change | +125.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8762 Percentage change | -125.5% |
| 1988 | -1.51 Percentage change | -272.0% |
| 1989 | 1.75 Percentage change | -215.9% |
| 1990 | -3.06 Percentage change | -275.1% |
| 1991 | 1.91 Percentage change | -162.6% |
| 1992 | 3.23 Percentage change | +68.8% |
| 1993 | -1.23 Percentage change | -138.1% |
| 1994 | -1.15 Percentage change | -6.9% |
| 1995 | -1.22 Percentage change | +6.7% |
| 1996 | -2.34 Percentage change | +91.1% |
| 1997 | -4.82 Percentage change | +106.1% |
| 1998 | -1.03 Percentage change | -78.6% |
| 1999 | 2.8 Percentage change | -371.1% |
| 2000 | -3.52 Percentage change | -225.6% |
| 2001 | 4.42 Percentage change | -225.6% |
| 2002 | -0.1461 Percentage change | -103.3% |
| 2003 | -3.04 Percentage change | +1979.6% |
| 2004 | 1.48 Percentage change | -148.7% |
| 2005 | 3.74 Percentage change | +152.8% |
| 2006 | -2.2 Percentage change | -158.8% |
| 2007 | 2.11 Percentage change | -196.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 Percentage change | -99.9% |
| 2009 | -0.503 Percentage change | -27482.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2484 Percentage change | -149.4% |
| 2011 | 1.81 Percentage change | +627.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 Percentage change | -42.7% |
| 2013 | -1.59 Percentage change | -254.2% |
| 2014 | -2.29 Percentage change | +43.5% |
| 2015 | 2.64 Percentage change | -215.2% |
| 2016 | 2.38 Percentage change | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.63 Percentage change | -31.4% |
| 2018 | -2.45 Percentage change | -250.3% |
| 2019 | 1.35 Percentage change | -155.1% |
| 2020 | -0.9174 Percentage change | -168.0% |
| 2021 | 1.37 Percentage change | -249.2% |
| 2022 | -0.5227 Percentage change | -138.2% |
| 2023 | -4.31 Percentage change | +724.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7366 Percentage change | -117.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1178 Percentage change | -84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5136 Percentage change | -3.15 Percentage change | 5.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5286 Percentage change | -2.01 Percentage change | 5.1 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7306 Percentage change | -4.3 Percentage change | 5.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3433 Percentage change | -7.73 Percentage change | 4.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6898 Percentage change | -4.82 Percentage change | 3.23 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2351 Percentage change | -3.52 Percentage change | 4.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4747 Percentage change | -2.45 Percentage change | 2.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5875 Percentage change | -4.31 Percentage change | 1.37 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Northern Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6214 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -23.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.7381 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.17 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 15,236 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 248.19 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 2.71 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Northern Norway?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Northern Norway was 0.1178 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 Percentage change in 1975.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Northern Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.73 Percentage change in 1980.
- How does Northern Norway rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Northern Norway ranks 877th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Northern Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Norway 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