Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.9 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast, 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 Orenburg Oblast is 1.9 Percentage change, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 228.8% on the previous year and up 120.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast peaked at 12.6 Percentage change in 1990 and was at its lowest, -12.39 Percentage change, in 2021.
Orenburg Oblast ranks 109th 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 | 1.56 Percentage change | -1.71 Percentage change | 5.69 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5901 Percentage change | -8.1 Percentage change | 12.6 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9635 Percentage change | -6.19 Percentage change | 5.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.6 Percentage change | -10.34 Percentage change | 1.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.07 Percentage change | -12.39 Percentage change | 1.9 Percentage change | 5 |
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- 111 Tohoku 0.3198 Percentage change compare
- 112 Burkina Faso 0.3027 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Orenburg Oblast
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4808 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.14 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 22,773 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,352 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 337.15 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast was 1.9 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 Orenburg Oblast?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6 Percentage change in 1990.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Orenburg Oblast?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.39 Percentage change in 2021.
- How does Orenburg Oblast rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Orenburg Oblast ranks 109th out of 730 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Orenburg Oblast?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Orenburg Oblast 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