Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Yukon
Yukon: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -2.3 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Yukon, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Yukon recorded -2.3 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is down 2,557.1% on the previous year and down 313.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Yukon peaked at 6.16 Percentage change in 1960 and was at its lowest, -6.46 Percentage change, in 1951.
Yukon ranks 1565th of 3112 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Yukon, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -5.8 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -6.46 Percentage change | +11.5% |
| 1952 | -0.6156 Percentage change | -90.5% |
| 1953 | 2.34 Percentage change | -479.7% |
| 1954 | -0.2606 Percentage change | -111.1% |
| 1955 | -0.4628 Percentage change | +77.6% |
| 1956 | 1.34 Percentage change | -388.5% |
| 1957 | -0.5939 Percentage change | -144.5% |
| 1958 | -0.8538 Percentage change | +43.8% |
| 1959 | 1.95 Percentage change | -328.2% |
| 1960 | 6.16 Percentage change | +216.2% |
| 1961 | -0.7572 Percentage change | -112.3% |
| 1962 | -0.0018 Percentage change | -99.8% |
| 1963 | -1.03 Percentage change | +58600.8% |
| 1964 | 1.8 Percentage change | -275.1% |
| 1965 | -1.62 Percentage change | -189.6% |
| 1966 | -4.66 Percentage change | +188.2% |
| 1967 | -2.51 Percentage change | -46.1% |
| 1968 | -1.47 Percentage change | -41.4% |
| 1969 | -3.39 Percentage change | +130.4% |
| 1970 | 0.715 Percentage change | -121.1% |
| 1971 | -5.04 Percentage change | -804.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1296 Percentage change | -102.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 Percentage change | -96.4% |
| 1974 | -1.05 Percentage change | -22376.0% |
| 1975 | -1.56 Percentage change | +48.0% |
| 1976 | -0.72 Percentage change | -53.7% |
| 1977 | -1.51 Percentage change | +109.2% |
| 1978 | -1.75 Percentage change | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 1.39 Percentage change | -179.3% |
| 1980 | 1.81 Percentage change | +30.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6165 Percentage change | -66.0% |
| 1982 | -2.75 Percentage change | -546.5% |
| 1983 | -0.8067 Percentage change | -70.7% |
| 1984 | 2.49 Percentage change | -408.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2862 Percentage change | -88.5% |
| 1986 | 2.28 Percentage change | +698.1% |
| 1987 | 2.3 Percentage change | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.08 Percentage change | -9.5% |
| 1989 | -3.66 Percentage change | -276.0% |
| 1990 | -1.43 Percentage change | -60.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3029 Percentage change | -121.1% |
| 1992 | -2.79 Percentage change | -1021.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4477 Percentage change | -116.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9962 Percentage change | +122.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5353 Percentage change | -46.3% |
| 1996 | -0.529 Percentage change | -198.8% |
| 1997 | 1.81 Percentage change | -442.2% |
| 1998 | -2.55 Percentage change | -241.0% |
| 1999 | 0.199 Percentage change | -107.8% |
| 2000 | 3.24 Percentage change | +1527.6% |
| 2001 | -0.3172 Percentage change | -109.8% |
| 2002 | 2.02 Percentage change | -736.0% |
| 2003 | 4.86 Percentage change | +140.9% |
| 2004 | -3.4 Percentage change | -170.0% |
| 2005 | -2.49 Percentage change | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 0.209 Percentage change | -108.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4202 Percentage change | +101.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3363 Percentage change | -20.0% |
| 2009 | -2.45 Percentage change | -829.0% |
| 2010 | -2.24 Percentage change | -8.7% |
| 2011 | -1.31 Percentage change | -41.5% |
| 2012 | -0.5443 Percentage change | -58.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4617 Percentage change | -184.8% |
| 2014 | 2.72 Percentage change | +489.0% |
| 2015 | 1.08 Percentage change | -60.3% |
| 2016 | 1.99 Percentage change | +84.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3977 Percentage change | -80.1% |
| 2018 | -0.317 Percentage change | -179.7% |
| 2019 | -1.94 Percentage change | +513.3% |
| 2020 | 2.29 Percentage change | -217.8% |
| 2021 | -1.82 Percentage change | -179.6% |
| 2022 | -0.513 Percentage change | -71.9% |
| 2023 | -2.96 Percentage change | +476.5% |
| 2024 | -0.0867 Percentage change | -97.1% |
| 2025 | -2.3 Percentage change | +2557.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Yukon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -58600.8% | -0.0018 Percentage change | -1.03 Percentage change |
| 1974 | -22376.0% | 0.0047 Percentage change | -1.05 Percentage change |
| 2025 | -2557.1% | -0.0867 Percentage change | -2.3 Percentage change |
| 2000 | +1527.6% | 0.199 Percentage change | 3.24 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.9422 Percentage change | -6.46 Percentage change | 2.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7461 Percentage change | -4.66 Percentage change | 6.16 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9381 Percentage change | -5.04 Percentage change | 1.39 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4643 Percentage change | -3.66 Percentage change | 2.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3016 Percentage change | -2.79 Percentage change | 1.81 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2423 Percentage change | -3.4 Percentage change | 4.86 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0299 Percentage change | -2.24 Percentage change | 2.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8989 Percentage change | -2.96 Percentage change | 2.29 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Yukon
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1997 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3616 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 30.96 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 52,683 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 39.65 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 2.8 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Yukon?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Yukon was -2.3 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 Yukon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 Percentage change in 1960.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Yukon?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.46 Percentage change in 1951.
- How does Yukon rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Yukon ranks 1565th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Yukon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 313.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yukon 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