Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Europe
Europe: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -2.22 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Europe, 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 Europe is -2.22 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 114.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Europe peaked at 1.57 Percentage change in 1997 and was at its lowest, -2.69 Percentage change, in 2020.
Europe ranks 328th of 730 groups 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 | 0.2963 Percentage change | -0.4797 Percentage change | 1.12 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0107 Percentage change | -1.09 Percentage change | 1.57 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2286 Percentage change | -1.77 Percentage change | 0.6706 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.43 Percentage change | -2.31 Percentage change | -0.4883 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.18 Percentage change | -2.69 Percentage change | -1.84 Percentage change | 5 |
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Europe?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Europe was -2.22 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 Percentage change in 1997.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.69 Percentage change in 2020.
- How does Europe rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Europe ranks 328th out of 730 groups with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 114.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe 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