Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Wakefield
Wakefield: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -9.21 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Wakefield, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Wakefield stood at -9.21 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 929.8% on the previous year and down 457.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Wakefield peaked at 7.82 Percentage change in 2008 and was at its lowest, -13.04 Percentage change, in 1955.
Wakefield ranks 2806th of 3127 regions on this measure, in the bottom 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 | -1.78 Percentage change | -13.04 Percentage change | 5.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.91 Percentage change | -8.91 Percentage change | 3.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5523 Percentage change | -5.87 Percentage change | 2.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8922 Percentage change | -3.29 Percentage change | 5.77 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.96 Percentage change | -11.55 Percentage change | 3.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 Percentage change | -1.98 Percentage change | 7.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3033 Percentage change | -7.24 Percentage change | 5.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.09 Percentage change | -9.21 Percentage change | 3.01 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Wakefield
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.59 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.15 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Wakefield?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Wakefield was -9.21 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 Wakefield?
- The highest recorded value was 7.82 Percentage change in 2008.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Wakefield?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.04 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Wakefield rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Wakefield ranks 2806th out of 3127 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Wakefield?
- Over the last ten years it is down 457.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Wakefield 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