Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland
Zeeland: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -15.59 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland, 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 Zeeland stood at -15.59 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 336.4% on the previous year and down 853.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland peaked at 12.2 Percentage change in 1981 and was at its lowest, -16.57 Percentage change, in 1955.
Zeeland ranks 3033rd of 3112 regions on this measure, 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 Zeeland, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -5.15 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -2.68 Percentage change | -48.0% |
| 1952 | -10.43 Percentage change | +289.8% |
| 1953 | -7.42 Percentage change | -28.9% |
| 1954 | -5.52 Percentage change | -25.6% |
| 1955 | -16.57 Percentage change | +200.4% |
| 1956 | -4.85 Percentage change | -70.8% |
| 1957 | -7.71 Percentage change | +59.2% |
| 1958 | -2.53 Percentage change | -67.2% |
| 1959 | -14.19 Percentage change | +460.7% |
| 1960 | 0.3623 Percentage change | -102.6% |
| 1961 | -5.62 Percentage change | -1651.2% |
| 1962 | -8 Percentage change | +42.2% |
| 1963 | -2.21 Percentage change | -72.4% |
| 1964 | -10.84 Percentage change | +390.6% |
| 1965 | 2.86 Percentage change | -126.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7228 Percentage change | -74.7% |
| 1967 | -2.16 Percentage change | -398.3% |
| 1968 | 1.55 Percentage change | -171.9% |
| 1969 | -2.69 Percentage change | -273.7% |
| 1970 | -3.85 Percentage change | +43.0% |
| 1971 | -4.94 Percentage change | +28.4% |
| 1972 | -0.5118 Percentage change | -89.6% |
| 1973 | -0.3025 Percentage change | -40.9% |
| 1974 | -2.2 Percentage change | +628.3% |
| 1975 | -5.43 Percentage change | +146.7% |
| 1976 | -13.64 Percentage change | +151.1% |
| 1977 | -2.92 Percentage change | -78.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8816 Percentage change | -130.2% |
| 1979 | 1.3 Percentage change | +47.0% |
| 1980 | 5.86 Percentage change | +352.3% |
| 1981 | 12.2 Percentage change | +108.2% |
| 1982 | -2.4 Percentage change | -119.7% |
| 1983 | -1.37 Percentage change | -43.0% |
| 1984 | -0.296 Percentage change | -78.4% |
| 1985 | 3.13 Percentage change | -1157.9% |
| 1986 | -3.66 Percentage change | -216.8% |
| 1987 | 8.14 Percentage change | -322.6% |
| 1988 | 2.68 Percentage change | -67.1% |
| 1989 | -8.71 Percentage change | -425.4% |
| 1990 | -4.33 Percentage change | -50.3% |
| 1991 | -2.91 Percentage change | -32.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6795 Percentage change | -123.4% |
| 1993 | -5.03 Percentage change | -840.6% |
| 1994 | 1.44 Percentage change | -128.5% |
| 1995 | -7.69 Percentage change | -635.1% |
| 1996 | -0.9007 Percentage change | -88.3% |
| 1997 | -6.16 Percentage change | +583.7% |
| 1998 | 8.6 Percentage change | -239.6% |
| 1999 | -4.34 Percentage change | -150.5% |
| 2000 | 7.84 Percentage change | -280.7% |
| 2001 | 2.34 Percentage change | -70.2% |
| 2002 | -2.54 Percentage change | -208.7% |
| 2003 | -1.12 Percentage change | -55.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0302 Percentage change | -102.7% |
| 2005 | 7.56 Percentage change | +24920.1% |
| 2006 | 1.36 Percentage change | -82.0% |
| 2007 | 5.13 Percentage change | +276.3% |
| 2008 | 3.82 Percentage change | -25.5% |
| 2009 | -15.86 Percentage change | -515.5% |
| 2010 | 2.39 Percentage change | -115.0% |
| 2011 | -5.55 Percentage change | -332.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4306 Percentage change | -107.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1704 Percentage change | -139.6% |
| 2014 | 5.85 Percentage change | -3531.0% |
| 2015 | 2.07 Percentage change | -64.6% |
| 2016 | -4.4 Percentage change | -312.5% |
| 2017 | -6.64 Percentage change | +50.8% |
| 2018 | -0.8768 Percentage change | -86.8% |
| 2019 | -9.17 Percentage change | +945.6% |
| 2020 | -6.96 Percentage change | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 4.38 Percentage change | -162.9% |
| 2022 | -2.1 Percentage change | -147.9% |
| 2023 | 1.19 Percentage change | -156.6% |
| 2024 | 6.6 Percentage change | +455.5% |
| 2025 | -15.59 Percentage change | -336.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +24920.1% | 0.0302 Percentage change | 7.56 Percentage change |
| 2014 | +3531.0% | -0.1704 Percentage change | 5.85 Percentage change |
| 1961 | -1651.2% | 0.3623 Percentage change | -5.62 Percentage change |
| 1985 | +1157.9% | -0.296 Percentage change | 3.13 Percentage change |
| 2019 | -945.6% | -0.8768 Percentage change | -9.17 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -7.7 Percentage change | -16.57 Percentage change | -2.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.6 Percentage change | -10.84 Percentage change | 2.86 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -3.16 Percentage change | -13.64 Percentage change | 1.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 Percentage change | -8.71 Percentage change | 12.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.06 Percentage change | -7.69 Percentage change | 8.6 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8544 Percentage change | -15.86 Percentage change | 7.84 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.61 Percentage change | -9.17 Percentage change | 5.85 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.08 Percentage change | -15.59 Percentage change | 6.6 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Zeeland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.73 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.02 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 5.63 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 527 Kilometre (2017)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 47.3 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 76.86 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 81.52 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Zeeland was -15.59 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 Zeeland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2 Percentage change in 1981.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Zeeland?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.57 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Zeeland rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Zeeland ranks 3033rd out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Zeeland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 853.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zeeland 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