Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Epirus
Epirus: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 2.32 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Epirus, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Epirus is 2.32 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.2% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Epirus peaked at 14.17 Percentage change in 2002 and was at its lowest, -10.52 Percentage change, in 2000.
Epirus ranks 466th of 2960 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Epirus, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -0.9493 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -6.01 Percentage change | +532.6% |
| 1952 | -4.59 Percentage change | -23.5% |
| 1953 | -5.24 Percentage change | +14.0% |
| 1954 | -0.723 Percentage change | -86.2% |
| 1955 | -0.4726 Percentage change | -34.6% |
| 1956 | 4.83 Percentage change | -1121.2% |
| 1957 | -1.95 Percentage change | -140.5% |
| 1958 | -2.03 Percentage change | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.9516 Percentage change | -146.9% |
| 1960 | 2.83 Percentage change | +197.9% |
| 1961 | -8.38 Percentage change | -395.4% |
| 1962 | 2.08 Percentage change | -124.8% |
| 1963 | 13.98 Percentage change | +572.6% |
| 1964 | 9.14 Percentage change | -34.7% |
| 1965 | -8.98 Percentage change | -198.3% |
| 1966 | 11.15 Percentage change | -224.2% |
| 1967 | 10.22 Percentage change | -8.4% |
| 1968 | -3.06 Percentage change | -129.9% |
| 1969 | -0.6271 Percentage change | -79.5% |
| 1970 | 5.02 Percentage change | -899.9% |
| 1971 | 10.04 Percentage change | +100.3% |
| 1972 | 10.13 Percentage change | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.05 Percentage change | -69.9% |
| 1974 | 3.98 Percentage change | +30.8% |
| 1975 | -1.83 Percentage change | -145.9% |
| 1976 | 4.94 Percentage change | -370.1% |
| 1977 | -9.62 Percentage change | -294.9% |
| 1978 | 9.24 Percentage change | -196.0% |
| 1979 | 5.61 Percentage change | -39.2% |
| 1980 | 1.04 Percentage change | -81.4% |
| 1981 | -0.2112 Percentage change | -120.3% |
| 1982 | -0.1248 Percentage change | -40.9% |
| 1983 | 2.92 Percentage change | -2440.4% |
| 1984 | -4.15 Percentage change | -242.1% |
| 1985 | -5.66 Percentage change | +36.4% |
| 1986 | -4.04 Percentage change | -28.6% |
| 1987 | 4.38 Percentage change | -208.2% |
| 1988 | -2.09 Percentage change | -147.8% |
| 1989 | 3.15 Percentage change | -250.4% |
| 1990 | -4.24 Percentage change | -234.7% |
| 1991 | 4.72 Percentage change | -211.4% |
| 1992 | -1.29 Percentage change | -127.4% |
| 1993 | -9.16 Percentage change | +608.7% |
| 1994 | -8.4 Percentage change | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 10.43 Percentage change | -224.1% |
| 1996 | 5.25 Percentage change | -49.6% |
| 1997 | -3 Percentage change | -157.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2563 Percentage change | -108.6% |
| 1999 | -2 Percentage change | -882.2% |
| 2000 | -10.52 Percentage change | +424.7% |
| 2001 | -4.68 Percentage change | -55.5% |
| 2002 | 14.17 Percentage change | -402.9% |
| 2003 | -1.26 Percentage change | -108.9% |
| 2004 | 6.4 Percentage change | -610.1% |
| 2005 | 3.33 Percentage change | -48.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0695 Percentage change | -97.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0599 Percentage change | -186.1% |
| 2008 | -4.22 Percentage change | +6954.9% |
| 2009 | 3.99 Percentage change | -194.6% |
| 2010 | 6.05 Percentage change | +51.4% |
| 2011 | -5.8 Percentage change | -195.9% |
| 2012 | -2.96 Percentage change | -49.0% |
| 2013 | -0.5936 Percentage change | -79.9% |
| 2014 | 6.28 Percentage change | -1158.7% |
| 2015 | 7.36 Percentage change | +17.1% |
| 2016 | -1.02 Percentage change | -113.9% |
| 2017 | -7.54 Percentage change | +639.0% |
| 2018 | 4.56 Percentage change | -160.5% |
| 2019 | -6.69 Percentage change | -246.6% |
| 2020 | -0.6452 Percentage change | -90.4% |
| 2021 | -8.72 Percentage change | +1251.3% |
| 2022 | -0.6845 Percentage change | -92.1% |
| 2023 | 6.31 Percentage change | -1021.6% |
| 2024 | -6.58 Percentage change | -204.3% |
| 2025 | 2.32 Percentage change | -135.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Epirus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -6954.9% | -0.0599 Percentage change | -4.22 Percentage change |
| 1983 | +2440.4% | -0.1248 Percentage change | 2.92 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.62 Percentage change | -6.01 Percentage change | 4.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.84 Percentage change | -8.98 Percentage change | 13.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.06 Percentage change | -9.62 Percentage change | 10.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4799 Percentage change | -5.66 Percentage change | 4.38 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7438 Percentage change | -9.16 Percentage change | 10.43 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.723 Percentage change | -10.52 Percentage change | 14.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0352 Percentage change | -7.54 Percentage change | 7.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.33 Percentage change | -8.72 Percentage change | 6.31 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Epirus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.06 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.81 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 576.51 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 391.27 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 12.98 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Epirus?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Epirus was 2.32 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Epirus?
- The highest recorded value was 14.17 Percentage change in 2002.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Epirus?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.52 Percentage change in 2000.
- How does Epirus rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Epirus ranks 466th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Epirus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Epirus data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Cropland 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 (0 to 7 cm) 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 1981-2024 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 based on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org