Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec
Quebec: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.6194 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Quebec recorded 0.6194 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is up 1,413.0% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec peaked at 3.07 Percentage change in 1957 and was at its lowest, -4.79 Percentage change, in 1989.
Quebec ranks 764th 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 Quebec, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.55 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.7 Percentage change | -33.4% |
| 1952 | -0.9169 Percentage change | -153.9% |
| 1953 | 3.07 Percentage change | -434.8% |
| 1954 | 0.2243 Percentage change | -92.7% |
| 1955 | 1.04 Percentage change | +364.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3749 Percentage change | -64.0% |
| 1957 | 3.07 Percentage change | +719.6% |
| 1958 | 2.5 Percentage change | -18.7% |
| 1959 | -0.5664 Percentage change | -122.7% |
| 1960 | 1.47 Percentage change | -359.1% |
| 1961 | 0.8525 Percentage change | -41.9% |
| 1962 | -1.58 Percentage change | -285.2% |
| 1963 | -0.6667 Percentage change | -57.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2996 Percentage change | -144.9% |
| 1965 | -0.5799 Percentage change | -293.6% |
| 1966 | 1.82 Percentage change | -413.5% |
| 1967 | -0.1225 Percentage change | -106.7% |
| 1968 | -0.7109 Percentage change | +480.1% |
| 1969 | -1.19 Percentage change | +66.7% |
| 1970 | 2.17 Percentage change | -283.1% |
| 1971 | -0.1569 Percentage change | -107.2% |
| 1972 | -0.4923 Percentage change | +213.8% |
| 1973 | -0.6711 Percentage change | +36.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9201 Percentage change | -237.1% |
| 1975 | -2.15 Percentage change | -333.4% |
| 1976 | -1.09 Percentage change | -49.2% |
| 1977 | -0.6976 Percentage change | -36.0% |
| 1978 | -1.35 Percentage change | +93.9% |
| 1979 | 2.15 Percentage change | -259.1% |
| 1980 | -0.1208 Percentage change | -105.6% |
| 1981 | -1.72 Percentage change | +1322.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1782 Percentage change | -110.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2346 Percentage change | +31.6% |
| 1984 | 2.84 Percentage change | +1112.6% |
| 1985 | -1.53 Percentage change | -153.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0996 Percentage change | -106.5% |
| 1987 | 2.87 Percentage change | +2784.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9701 Percentage change | -66.2% |
| 1989 | -4.79 Percentage change | -594.2% |
| 1990 | -0.8877 Percentage change | -81.5% |
| 1991 | -2.16 Percentage change | +142.9% |
| 1992 | -0.2347 Percentage change | -89.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6141 Percentage change | -361.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8748 Percentage change | +42.5% |
| 1995 | -1.2 Percentage change | -237.0% |
| 1996 | 0.835 Percentage change | -169.7% |
| 1997 | -0.2574 Percentage change | -130.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9538 Percentage change | -470.6% |
| 1999 | 1.18 Percentage change | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5195 Percentage change | -56.1% |
| 2001 | -2.02 Percentage change | -489.1% |
| 2002 | -1.83 Percentage change | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2998 Percentage change | -116.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6311 Percentage change | +110.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4251 Percentage change | -32.6% |
| 2006 | 1.32 Percentage change | +210.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0468 Percentage change | -96.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3192 Percentage change | +581.7% |
| 2009 | 2.07 Percentage change | +547.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6618 Percentage change | -132.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0945 Percentage change | -85.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8686 Percentage change | -1019.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7762 Percentage change | -10.6% |
| 2014 | -1.73 Percentage change | -323.1% |
| 2015 | 1.94 Percentage change | -211.9% |
| 2016 | -2.25 Percentage change | -216.1% |
| 2017 | -1.45 Percentage change | -35.6% |
| 2018 | -1.02 Percentage change | -29.3% |
| 2019 | -1.2 Percentage change | +17.5% |
| 2020 | -1.55 Percentage change | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 1.78 Percentage change | -214.6% |
| 2022 | -0.0874 Percentage change | -104.9% |
| 2023 | -3.3 Percentage change | +3677.3% |
| 2024 | -0.0472 Percentage change | -98.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6194 Percentage change | -1413.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -3677.3% | -0.0874 Percentage change | -3.3 Percentage change |
| 1987 | +2784.3% | 0.0996 Percentage change | 2.87 Percentage change |
| 2025 | +1413.0% | -0.0472 Percentage change | 0.6194 Percentage change |
| 1981 | -1322.7% | -0.1208 Percentage change | -1.72 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.31 Percentage change | -0.9169 Percentage change | 3.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0406 Percentage change | -1.58 Percentage change | 1.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1366 Percentage change | -2.15 Percentage change | 2.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0961 Percentage change | -4.79 Percentage change | 2.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0274 Percentage change | -2.16 Percentage change | 1.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1776 Percentage change | -2.02 Percentage change | 2.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4828 Percentage change | -2.25 Percentage change | 1.94 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4316 Percentage change | -3.3 Percentage change | 1.78 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Quebec
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.7301 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.37 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.1 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 6.21 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 67.1 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 26.86 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 1.9 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Quebec was 0.6194 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 Quebec?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 Percentage change in 1957.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Quebec?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.79 Percentage change in 1989.
- How does Quebec rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Quebec ranks 764th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Quebec?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Quebec 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