Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Switzerland
Eastern Switzerland: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.0173 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Switzerland, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Switzerland is 0.0173 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 101.9% on the previous year and down 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Switzerland peaked at 2.01 Percentage change in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4.17 Percentage change, in 2003.
Eastern Switzerland ranks 232nd of 719 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0205 Percentage change | -2.09 Percentage change | 1.59 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0482 Percentage change | -1.72 Percentage change | 1.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1202 Percentage change | -4.17 Percentage change | 1.77 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3602 Percentage change | -2.43 Percentage change | 2.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3915 Percentage change | -1.41 Percentage change | 0.3048 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for Eastern Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5951 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1065 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.77 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 9.44 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 4,506 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 105.76 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 130.62 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Switzerland?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Switzerland was 0.0173 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 Eastern Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 Percentage change in 2016.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Eastern Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.17 Percentage change in 2003.
- How does Eastern Switzerland rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Eastern Switzerland ranks 232nd out of 719 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Eastern Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern 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