Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See
Holy See: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -0.3239 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Holy See recorded -0.3239 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
The figure is down 123.5% on the previous year and down 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See peaked at 12.04 Percentage change in 1984 and was at its lowest, -15.55 Percentage change, in 2022.
That places Holy See 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.14 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 2.09 Percentage change | -2.1% |
| 1983 | -2.96 Percentage change | -241.7% |
| 1984 | 12.04 Percentage change | -506.2% |
| 1985 | -8.39 Percentage change | -169.7% |
| 1986 | 2.86 Percentage change | -134.1% |
| 1987 | -3.73 Percentage change | -230.1% |
| 1988 | 1.26 Percentage change | -133.9% |
| 1989 | -0.6628 Percentage change | -152.4% |
| 1990 | -2.28 Percentage change | +243.7% |
| 1991 | 3.09 Percentage change | -235.4% |
| 1992 | 0.52 Percentage change | -83.1% |
| 1993 | -6.55 Percentage change | -1360.4% |
| 1994 | -4.34 Percentage change | -33.8% |
| 1995 | -1.08 Percentage change | -75.1% |
| 1996 | 9.09 Percentage change | -940.0% |
| 1997 | -5.66 Percentage change | -162.2% |
| 1998 | 1.31 Percentage change | -123.2% |
| 1999 | 3.67 Percentage change | +180.0% |
| 2000 | -1.58 Percentage change | -143.0% |
| 2001 | -5.84 Percentage change | +270.2% |
| 2002 | 5.6 Percentage change | -195.8% |
| 2003 | -7.23 Percentage change | -229.1% |
| 2004 | 5.46 Percentage change | -175.5% |
| 2005 | 3.77 Percentage change | -30.9% |
| 2006 | -6.22 Percentage change | -265.0% |
| 2007 | -3.63 Percentage change | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 3.07 Percentage change | -184.7% |
| 2009 | -1.07 Percentage change | -134.8% |
| 2010 | 5.25 Percentage change | -591.0% |
| 2011 | -8.01 Percentage change | -252.5% |
| 2012 | 2.3 Percentage change | -128.7% |
| 2013 | 5.52 Percentage change | +140.4% |
| 2014 | 3.98 Percentage change | -28.0% |
| 2015 | -0.8454 Percentage change | -121.2% |
| 2016 | 2.46 Percentage change | -390.4% |
| 2017 | -9.93 Percentage change | -504.4% |
| 2018 | 4.58 Percentage change | -146.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0857 Percentage change | -98.1% |
| 2020 | -2.65 Percentage change | -3188.4% |
| 2021 | -7.05 Percentage change | +166.2% |
| 2022 | -15.55 Percentage change | +120.6% |
| 2023 | 1.38 Percentage change | -108.9% |
| 2024 | -0.3239 Percentage change | -123.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -3188.4% | 0.0857 Percentage change | -2.65 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5166 Percentage change | -8.39 Percentage change | 12.04 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.2236 Percentage change | -6.55 Percentage change | 9.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7665 Percentage change | -7.23 Percentage change | 5.6 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5395 Percentage change | -9.93 Percentage change | 5.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.84 Percentage change | -15.55 Percentage change | 1.38 Percentage change | 5 |
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- 80 Jersey 0.2705 Percentage change compare
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More environment data for Holy See
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.341 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Country area — Area 0.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 0.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 80.77 1000 USD (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See was -0.3239 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 Holy See?
- The highest recorded value was 12.04 Percentage change in 1984.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Holy See?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.55 Percentage change in 2022.
- How does Holy See rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Holy See ranks 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Holy See?
- Over the last ten years it is down 108.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Holy See 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