Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in West Essex
West Essex: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -8.1 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in West Essex, 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 West Essex stood at -8.1 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6,661.1% on the previous year and down 471.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Essex peaked at 6.3 Percentage change in 2008 and was at its lowest, -9.79 Percentage change, in 1995.
That places West Essex 2688th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 West Essex, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -2.21 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 2.41 Percentage change | -209.1% |
| 1952 | -2.64 Percentage change | -209.7% |
| 1953 | 2.08 Percentage change | -178.7% |
| 1954 | 1.06 Percentage change | -49.1% |
| 1955 | -6.83 Percentage change | -746.6% |
| 1956 | -4.72 Percentage change | -31.0% |
| 1957 | -6.54 Percentage change | +38.7% |
| 1958 | 5.34 Percentage change | -181.7% |
| 1959 | -9.16 Percentage change | -271.4% |
| 1960 | 1.04 Percentage change | -111.4% |
| 1961 | -7.59 Percentage change | -829.3% |
| 1962 | -2.19 Percentage change | -71.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0871 Percentage change | -104.0% |
| 1964 | -7.65 Percentage change | -8880.6% |
| 1965 | -1.13 Percentage change | -85.2% |
| 1966 | 3.07 Percentage change | -371.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6404 Percentage change | -79.1% |
| 1968 | 5.05 Percentage change | +687.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4774 Percentage change | -90.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6348 Percentage change | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 3.06 Percentage change | +381.7% |
| 1972 | 1.83 Percentage change | -40.1% |
| 1973 | 1.01 Percentage change | -45.0% |
| 1974 | -1.09 Percentage change | -208.0% |
| 1975 | -5.13 Percentage change | +371.1% |
| 1976 | -6.64 Percentage change | +29.5% |
| 1977 | -0.7261 Percentage change | -89.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4963 Percentage change | -168.3% |
| 1979 | 2.72 Percentage change | +448.6% |
| 1980 | 5.73 Percentage change | +110.3% |
| 1981 | 4.31 Percentage change | -24.7% |
| 1982 | 1.49 Percentage change | -65.4% |
| 1983 | -0.7896 Percentage change | -153.0% |
| 1984 | -5.2 Percentage change | +559.0% |
| 1985 | 3.03 Percentage change | -158.2% |
| 1986 | 1.89 Percentage change | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 5.37 Percentage change | +184.3% |
| 1988 | 5.29 Percentage change | -1.5% |
| 1989 | -5.74 Percentage change | -208.5% |
| 1990 | -9.52 Percentage change | +66.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9573 Percentage change | -110.1% |
| 1992 | 1.2 Percentage change | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 1.17 Percentage change | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5195 Percentage change | -55.7% |
| 1995 | -9.79 Percentage change | -1984.0% |
| 1996 | -2.36 Percentage change | -75.9% |
| 1997 | -4.06 Percentage change | +71.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 Percentage change | -125.9% |
| 1999 | -1.25 Percentage change | -219.0% |
| 2000 | 4.04 Percentage change | -422.4% |
| 2001 | 2.64 Percentage change | -34.6% |
| 2002 | -0.044 Percentage change | -101.7% |
| 2003 | -4.28 Percentage change | +9633.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7115 Percentage change | -116.6% |
| 2005 | 5.39 Percentage change | +658.2% |
| 2006 | 3.15 Percentage change | -41.6% |
| 2007 | 1.94 Percentage change | -38.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3 Percentage change | +224.8% |
| 2009 | -7.19 Percentage change | -214.2% |
| 2010 | -0.2171 Percentage change | -97.0% |
| 2011 | -8.15 Percentage change | +3655.2% |
| 2012 | 4.12 Percentage change | -150.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6 Percentage change | -61.3% |
| 2014 | 3.02 Percentage change | +89.2% |
| 2015 | 2.18 Percentage change | -27.9% |
| 2016 | -0.6082 Percentage change | -127.9% |
| 2017 | 1.96 Percentage change | -421.9% |
| 2018 | -1.49 Percentage change | -176.2% |
| 2019 | -1.49 Percentage change | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -2.73 Percentage change | +83.3% |
| 2021 | 3.07 Percentage change | -212.6% |
| 2022 | -2.12 Percentage change | -168.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2677 Percentage change | -112.6% |
| 2024 | -0.1198 Percentage change | -144.8% |
| 2025 | -8.1 Percentage change | +6661.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.12 Percentage change | -9.16 Percentage change | 5.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8203 Percentage change | -7.65 Percentage change | 5.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3838 Percentage change | -6.64 Percentage change | 3.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 Percentage change | -5.74 Percentage change | 5.73 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.21 Percentage change | -9.79 Percentage change | 1.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 Percentage change | -7.19 Percentage change | 6.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0917 Percentage change | -8.15 Percentage change | 4.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.62 Percentage change | -8.1 Percentage change | 3.07 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Essex?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in West Essex was -8.1 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 West Essex?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 Percentage change in 2008.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in West Essex?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.79 Percentage change in 1995.
- How does West Essex rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- West Essex ranks 2688th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in West Essex?
- Over the last ten years it is down 471.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West Essex 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