Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland
Central Switzerland: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.37 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Central Switzerland recorded 1.37 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
That represents a change of up 271.7% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland peaked at 1.7 Percentage change in 2002 and was at its lowest, -3.19 Percentage change, in 2003.
Central Switzerland ranks 129th of 730 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0414 Percentage change | -1.53 Percentage change | 1.11 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2255 Percentage change | -0.9781 Percentage change | 1.11 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2744 Percentage change | -3.19 Percentage change | 1.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0772 Percentage change | -2.4 Percentage change | 1.02 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2298 Percentage change | -1.51 Percentage change | 1.37 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Switzerland
- 126 Saxony-Anhalt -0.6046 Percentage change compare
- 127 French Southern and Antarctic Lands -0.6273 Percentage change compare
- 128 Senegal -0.8177 Percentage change compare
- 129 Dominica -0.8585 Percentage change compare
- 130 Saint Lucia -0.9119 Percentage change compare
- 131 Georgia -1.03 Percentage change compare
- 132 China -1.05 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Central Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9026 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8871 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -30.98 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.2 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1,622 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 60.64 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 69.52 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland was 1.37 Percentage change in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Central Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 Percentage change in 2002.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Central Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.19 Percentage change in 2003.
- How does Central Switzerland rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Central Switzerland ranks 129th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Central Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of 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 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 1981-2022 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 (ERA5). Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation