Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 10.21 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Sunshine Coast, 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 Sunshine Coast is 10.21 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Sunshine Coast peaked at 20.34 Percentage change in 1999 and was at its lowest, -23.63 Percentage change, in 1951.
Sunshine Coast ranks 45th of 3112 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Sunshine Coast, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -6.1 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -23.63 Percentage change | +287.7% |
| 1952 | -14.28 Percentage change | -39.6% |
| 1953 | -9.53 Percentage change | -33.3% |
| 1954 | -11.56 Percentage change | +21.3% |
| 1955 | -12.08 Percentage change | +4.5% |
| 1956 | -5.39 Percentage change | -55.4% |
| 1957 | -23.45 Percentage change | +335.4% |
| 1958 | -12.05 Percentage change | -48.6% |
| 1959 | -2.85 Percentage change | -76.3% |
| 1960 | -15.37 Percentage change | +438.5% |
| 1961 | -12.06 Percentage change | -21.6% |
| 1962 | -18.28 Percentage change | +51.6% |
| 1963 | -1.18 Percentage change | -93.5% |
| 1964 | -8.79 Percentage change | +643.7% |
| 1965 | -7.61 Percentage change | -13.5% |
| 1966 | -10.06 Percentage change | +32.3% |
| 1967 | -8.83 Percentage change | -12.2% |
| 1968 | -21.56 Percentage change | +144.2% |
| 1969 | -14.94 Percentage change | -30.7% |
| 1970 | -15.85 Percentage change | +6.1% |
| 1971 | -8.97 Percentage change | -43.4% |
| 1972 | -8.18 Percentage change | -8.9% |
| 1973 | -3.71 Percentage change | -54.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6143 Percentage change | -116.5% |
| 1975 | -3.44 Percentage change | -659.6% |
| 1976 | 3.19 Percentage change | -192.8% |
| 1977 | -20.86 Percentage change | -754.1% |
| 1978 | -5.05 Percentage change | -75.8% |
| 1979 | -10.77 Percentage change | +113.4% |
| 1980 | -16.06 Percentage change | +49.1% |
| 1981 | -1.32 Percentage change | -91.8% |
| 1982 | -7.56 Percentage change | +471.1% |
| 1983 | 7.39 Percentage change | -197.8% |
| 1984 | -0.3741 Percentage change | -105.1% |
| 1985 | 10.05 Percentage change | -2786.3% |
| 1986 | 5.83 Percentage change | -42.0% |
| 1987 | -1.66 Percentage change | -128.5% |
| 1988 | 2.67 Percentage change | -261.2% |
| 1989 | 7.6 Percentage change | +184.4% |
| 1990 | -0.869 Percentage change | -111.4% |
| 1991 | -14.57 Percentage change | +1576.8% |
| 1992 | 5.69 Percentage change | -139.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 Percentage change | -100.0% |
| 1994 | -5.79 Percentage change | -348177.2% |
| 1995 | -7.77 Percentage change | +34.2% |
| 1996 | 3.95 Percentage change | -150.8% |
| 1997 | 2.08 Percentage change | -47.3% |
| 1998 | 4.35 Percentage change | +109.1% |
| 1999 | 20.34 Percentage change | +367.4% |
| 2000 | -1.79 Percentage change | -108.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1279 Percentage change | -107.2% |
| 2002 | -8.52 Percentage change | -6763.4% |
| 2003 | -4.84 Percentage change | -43.2% |
| 2004 | -5.73 Percentage change | +18.5% |
| 2005 | -4 Percentage change | -30.3% |
| 2006 | -6.06 Percentage change | +51.7% |
| 2007 | -8.1 Percentage change | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 4.92 Percentage change | -160.8% |
| 2009 | -9.19 Percentage change | -286.7% |
| 2010 | 13.14 Percentage change | -243.0% |
| 2011 | 3.28 Percentage change | -75.1% |
| 2012 | 4.61 Percentage change | +40.7% |
| 2013 | 2.89 Percentage change | -37.4% |
| 2014 | -11.42 Percentage change | -495.7% |
| 2015 | 10.64 Percentage change | -193.1% |
| 2016 | -7.34 Percentage change | -169.0% |
| 2017 | -12.65 Percentage change | +72.3% |
| 2018 | -0.4126 Percentage change | -96.7% |
| 2019 | -9.02 Percentage change | +2085.2% |
| 2020 | -7.22 Percentage change | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 8.5 Percentage change | -217.6% |
| 2022 | 16.31 Percentage change | +91.8% |
| 2023 | -8.6 Percentage change | -152.8% |
| 2024 | 11.31 Percentage change | -231.5% |
| 2025 | 10.21 Percentage change | -9.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Sunshine Coast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -348177.2% | 0.0017 Percentage change | -5.79 Percentage change |
| 2002 | -6763.4% | 0.1279 Percentage change | -8.52 Percentage change |
| 1985 | +2786.3% | -0.3741 Percentage change | 10.05 Percentage change |
| 2019 | -2085.2% | -0.4126 Percentage change | -9.02 Percentage change |
| 1991 | -1576.8% | -0.869 Percentage change | -14.57 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -12.09 Percentage change | -23.63 Percentage change | -2.85 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -11.87 Percentage change | -21.56 Percentage change | -1.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -7.3 Percentage change | -20.86 Percentage change | 3.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6562 Percentage change | -16.06 Percentage change | 10.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7413 Percentage change | -14.57 Percentage change | 20.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.32 Percentage change | -9.19 Percentage change | 4.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6284 Percentage change | -12.65 Percentage change | 13.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 Percentage change | -8.6 Percentage change | 16.31 Percentage change | 6 |
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- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 11.94 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Sunshine Coast?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Sunshine Coast was 10.21 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 Sunshine Coast?
- The highest recorded value was 20.34 Percentage change in 1999.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Sunshine Coast?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.63 Percentage change in 1951.
- How does Sunshine Coast rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Sunshine Coast ranks 45th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Sunshine Coast?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sunshine Coast 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