Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 15.55 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Uttar Pradesh, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Uttar Pradesh recorded 15.55 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of up 902.6% on the previous year and up 120.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Uttar Pradesh peaked at 38.36 Percentage change in 1951 and was at its lowest, -16.33 Percentage change, in 1987.
Uttar Pradesh ranks 10th of 3127 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.08 Percentage change | -8.45 Percentage change | 38.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -3.01 Percentage change | -10.8 Percentage change | 10.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6565 Percentage change | -11.1 Percentage change | 13.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.56 Percentage change | -16.33 Percentage change | 9.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 Percentage change | -6.29 Percentage change | 14.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8123 Percentage change | -7.82 Percentage change | 17.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 Percentage change | -12.55 Percentage change | 8.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.95 Percentage change | 1.55 Percentage change | 15.55 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Uttar Pradesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 15.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.2624 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.924 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 17.03 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 762.72 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 3,423 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 2,773 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Uttar Pradesh?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Uttar Pradesh was 15.55 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 Uttar Pradesh?
- The highest recorded value was 38.36 Percentage change in 1951.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Uttar Pradesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.33 Percentage change in 1987.
- How does Uttar Pradesh rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Uttar Pradesh ranks 10th out of 3127 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Uttar Pradesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uttar Pradesh 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