Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Rivière-du-Loup, QC: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.64 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Rivière-du-Loup, QC, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Rivière-du-Loup, QC recorded 1.64 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is up 155.4% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Rivière-du-Loup, QC peaked at 15.77 Percentage change in 1976 and was at its lowest, -6.28 Percentage change, in 1989.
Rivière-du-Loup, QC ranks 567th 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 Rivière-du-Loup, QC, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 15.05 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 14.98 Percentage change | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 6.11 Percentage change | -59.2% |
| 1953 | 9.02 Percentage change | +47.7% |
| 1954 | 14.74 Percentage change | +63.4% |
| 1955 | 5.98 Percentage change | -59.4% |
| 1956 | 7.54 Percentage change | +26.1% |
| 1957 | 11.07 Percentage change | +46.8% |
| 1958 | 13.56 Percentage change | +22.5% |
| 1959 | 9.55 Percentage change | -29.6% |
| 1960 | 8.44 Percentage change | -11.6% |
| 1961 | 11.42 Percentage change | +35.3% |
| 1962 | 14.17 Percentage change | +24.1% |
| 1963 | 11.84 Percentage change | -16.5% |
| 1964 | 10.47 Percentage change | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 11.53 Percentage change | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 8.23 Percentage change | -28.6% |
| 1967 | 10.18 Percentage change | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 5.14 Percentage change | -49.5% |
| 1969 | 8.74 Percentage change | +70.1% |
| 1970 | 12.05 Percentage change | +37.9% |
| 1971 | 7.16 Percentage change | -40.6% |
| 1972 | 14.34 Percentage change | +100.1% |
| 1973 | 13.34 Percentage change | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 11.18 Percentage change | -16.1% |
| 1975 | 6.52 Percentage change | -41.7% |
| 1976 | 15.77 Percentage change | +142.0% |
| 1977 | 10.92 Percentage change | -30.8% |
| 1978 | 10.59 Percentage change | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 12.28 Percentage change | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 10.92 Percentage change | -11.0% |
| 1981 | -1.01 Percentage change | -109.3% |
| 1982 | -3.97 Percentage change | +292.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1879 Percentage change | -104.7% |
| 1984 | -0.7346 Percentage change | -491.1% |
| 1985 | -2 Percentage change | +172.8% |
| 1986 | 5.23 Percentage change | -361.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7191 Percentage change | -86.3% |
| 1988 | 1.64 Percentage change | +127.5% |
| 1989 | -6.28 Percentage change | -483.9% |
| 1990 | -2.63 Percentage change | -58.1% |
| 1991 | -4.19 Percentage change | +58.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9275 Percentage change | -122.2% |
| 1993 | 5.06 Percentage change | +445.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1345 Percentage change | -97.3% |
| 1995 | -4.46 Percentage change | -3411.9% |
| 1996 | -0.0208 Percentage change | -99.5% |
| 1997 | -0.4741 Percentage change | +2179.8% |
| 1998 | 4.08 Percentage change | -960.7% |
| 1999 | -1.4 Percentage change | -134.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5014 Percentage change | -135.9% |
| 2001 | -0.7713 Percentage change | -253.8% |
| 2002 | -2.12 Percentage change | +174.5% |
| 2003 | -0.3039 Percentage change | -85.6% |
| 2004 | 4.75 Percentage change | -1664.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1 Percentage change | -76.9% |
| 2006 | 2.62 Percentage change | +138.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1781 Percentage change | -106.8% |
| 2008 | 1.06 Percentage change | -694.3% |
| 2009 | 5.74 Percentage change | +442.7% |
| 2010 | -3.21 Percentage change | -155.9% |
| 2011 | 1.8 Percentage change | -156.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1579 Percentage change | -108.8% |
| 2013 | 2.49 Percentage change | -1675.0% |
| 2014 | -0.4132 Percentage change | -116.6% |
| 2015 | 2.66 Percentage change | -744.5% |
| 2016 | 2.07 Percentage change | -22.4% |
| 2017 | -3.41 Percentage change | -265.2% |
| 2018 | -3.95 Percentage change | +15.8% |
| 2019 | -0.7971 Percentage change | -79.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4863 Percentage change | -161.0% |
| 2021 | 1.75 Percentage change | +259.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1935 Percentage change | -88.9% |
| 2023 | -1.68 Percentage change | -969.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6425 Percentage change | -138.2% |
| 2025 | 1.64 Percentage change | +155.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.76 Percentage change | 5.98 Percentage change | 15.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.02 Percentage change | 5.14 Percentage change | 14.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.42 Percentage change | 6.52 Percentage change | 15.77 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4692 Percentage change | -6.28 Percentage change | 10.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2965 Percentage change | -4.46 Percentage change | 5.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 Percentage change | -2.12 Percentage change | 5.74 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.293 Percentage change | -3.95 Percentage change | 2.66 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5048 Percentage change | -1.68 Percentage change | 1.75 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Rivière-du-Loup, QC
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Rivière-du-Loup, QC?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Rivière-du-Loup, QC was 1.64 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 Rivière-du-Loup, QC?
- The highest recorded value was 15.77 Percentage change in 1976.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Rivière-du-Loup, QC?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.28 Percentage change in 1989.
- How does Rivière-du-Loup, QC rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Rivière-du-Loup, QC ranks 567th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Rivière-du-Loup, QC?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rivière-du-Loup, QC 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