Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Virginia
Virginia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.8797 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Virginia, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Virginia recorded 0.8797 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.3% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Virginia peaked at 6.89 Percentage change in 2003 and was at its lowest, -7.77 Percentage change, in 1953.
Virginia ranks 712th of 3127 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | -0.9963 Percentage change | -7.77 Percentage change | 3.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.17 Percentage change | -6.64 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.35 Percentage change | -3.4 Percentage change | 6.24 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2861 Percentage change | -4.32 Percentage change | 5.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.899 Percentage change | -7.21 Percentage change | 4.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6633 Percentage change | -6.68 Percentage change | 6.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1796 Percentage change | -3.85 Percentage change | 4.8 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7844 Percentage change | -2.43 Percentage change | 6.55 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Virginia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.7605 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.4213 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 24,551 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 530.66 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,007 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Virginia?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Virginia was 0.8797 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 Virginia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 Percentage change in 2003.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Virginia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.77 Percentage change in 1953.
- How does Virginia rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Virginia ranks 712th out of 3127 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Virginia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Virginia 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