Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg
Federal City of Saint Petersburg: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 5.65 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Federal City of Saint Petersburg recorded 5.65 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 398.9% on the previous year and up 401.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg peaked at 6.95 Percentage change in 2016 and was at its lowest, -10.78 Percentage change, in 1951.
Federal City of Saint Petersburg ranks 157th of 2960 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Federal City of Saint Petersburg, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.79 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -10.78 Percentage change | -325.1% |
| 1952 | 0.6108 Percentage change | -105.7% |
| 1953 | 0.2806 Percentage change | -54.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1126 Percentage change | -59.9% |
| 1955 | -10.27 Percentage change | -9222.2% |
| 1956 | -6.4 Percentage change | -37.6% |
| 1957 | 3.61 Percentage change | -156.4% |
| 1958 | 1.36 Percentage change | -62.5% |
| 1959 | -2.1 Percentage change | -254.7% |
| 1960 | -4.42 Percentage change | +110.6% |
| 1961 | 1.73 Percentage change | -139.3% |
| 1962 | 3.32 Percentage change | +91.1% |
| 1963 | -6.51 Percentage change | -296.4% |
| 1964 | -4.88 Percentage change | -25.1% |
| 1965 | 1.62 Percentage change | -133.3% |
| 1966 | 3.75 Percentage change | +130.8% |
| 1967 | -3.79 Percentage change | -201.2% |
| 1968 | -0.4669 Percentage change | -87.7% |
| 1969 | -6.23 Percentage change | +1233.3% |
| 1970 | -7.22 Percentage change | +16.1% |
| 1971 | -2.31 Percentage change | -68.1% |
| 1972 | -4.38 Percentage change | +89.9% |
| 1973 | -2.77 Percentage change | -36.7% |
| 1974 | 6.85 Percentage change | -347.4% |
| 1975 | -1.01 Percentage change | -114.7% |
| 1976 | 2.97 Percentage change | -393.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4927 Percentage change | -83.4% |
| 1978 | -5.09 Percentage change | -1133.8% |
| 1979 | 2.54 Percentage change | -149.8% |
| 1980 | -2.92 Percentage change | -214.9% |
| 1981 | 6.87 Percentage change | -335.5% |
| 1982 | -1.07 Percentage change | -115.6% |
| 1983 | 2.76 Percentage change | -358.2% |
| 1984 | 2.47 Percentage change | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 4.16 Percentage change | +68.2% |
| 1986 | -0.8676 Percentage change | -120.8% |
| 1987 | 4.93 Percentage change | -667.9% |
| 1988 | 5.68 Percentage change | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 2.72 Percentage change | -52.2% |
| 1990 | -1.37 Percentage change | -150.4% |
| 1991 | 2.45 Percentage change | -278.9% |
| 1992 | -6.93 Percentage change | -383.3% |
| 1993 | -4.36 Percentage change | -37.2% |
| 1994 | -0.495 Percentage change | -88.6% |
| 1995 | -0.7103 Percentage change | +43.5% |
| 1996 | -6.14 Percentage change | +764.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3425 Percentage change | -105.6% |
| 1998 | 5.07 Percentage change | +1380.4% |
| 1999 | -4.55 Percentage change | -189.8% |
| 2000 | 6.11 Percentage change | -234.2% |
| 2001 | -5.66 Percentage change | -192.5% |
| 2002 | -7.3 Percentage change | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 1.11 Percentage change | -115.2% |
| 2004 | 4.68 Percentage change | +321.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3594 Percentage change | -92.3% |
| 2006 | -5.48 Percentage change | -1625.0% |
| 2007 | -0.9278 Percentage change | -83.1% |
| 2008 | 1.16 Percentage change | -224.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7949 Percentage change | -31.2% |
| 2010 | -5.81 Percentage change | -830.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2551 Percentage change | -104.4% |
| 2012 | -0.2813 Percentage change | -210.3% |
| 2013 | -1.91 Percentage change | +577.5% |
| 2014 | -0.1451 Percentage change | -92.4% |
| 2015 | 1.13 Percentage change | -876.1% |
| 2016 | 6.95 Percentage change | +516.8% |
| 2017 | 6.8 Percentage change | -2.2% |
| 2018 | -5.83 Percentage change | -185.8% |
| 2019 | -7.77 Percentage change | +33.3% |
| 2020 | -1.29 Percentage change | -83.5% |
| 2021 | -0.0142 Percentage change | -98.9% |
| 2022 | -1.29 Percentage change | +8998.8% |
| 2023 | -2.04 Percentage change | +58.3% |
| 2024 | 1.13 Percentage change | -155.4% |
| 2025 | 5.65 Percentage change | +398.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | -9222.2% | 0.1126 Percentage change | -10.27 Percentage change |
| 2022 | -8998.8% | -0.0142 Percentage change | -1.29 Percentage change |
| 2006 | -1625.0% | 0.3594 Percentage change | -5.48 Percentage change |
| 1998 | +1380.4% | 0.3425 Percentage change | 5.07 Percentage change |
| 1969 | -1233.3% | -0.4669 Percentage change | -6.23 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.88 Percentage change | -10.78 Percentage change | 4.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.59 Percentage change | -6.51 Percentage change | 3.75 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9935 Percentage change | -7.22 Percentage change | 6.85 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 Percentage change | -2.92 Percentage change | 6.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.67 Percentage change | -6.93 Percentage change | 5.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5152 Percentage change | -7.3 Percentage change | 6.11 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6611 Percentage change | -7.77 Percentage change | 6.95 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3574 Percentage change | -2.04 Percentage change | 5.65 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Federal City of Saint Petersburg
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5032 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.06 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 32.01 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1.48 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 78.15 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 150.08 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg was 5.65 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 Federal City of Saint Petersburg?
- The highest recorded value was 6.95 Percentage change in 2016.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Federal City of Saint Petersburg?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.78 Percentage change in 1951.
- How does Federal City of Saint Petersburg rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Federal City of Saint Petersburg ranks 157th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Federal City of Saint Petersburg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 401.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Federal City of Saint Petersburg 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