Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Germany
Germany: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -4.36 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Germany, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Germany recorded -4.36 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of down 519.3% on the previous year and down 240.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Germany peaked at 6.35 Percentage change in 1980 and was at its lowest, -11.88 Percentage change, in 2018.
Germany ranks 112th of 209 countries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.79 Percentage change | -9.7 Percentage change | 3.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.25 Percentage change | -3.91 Percentage change | 5.96 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 Percentage change | -5.31 Percentage change | 4.94 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 Percentage change | -3.98 Percentage change | 6.35 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5888 Percentage change | -4.68 Percentage change | 4.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2767 Percentage change | -6.55 Percentage change | 3.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.85 Percentage change | -11.88 Percentage change | 3.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.41 Percentage change | -6.14 Percentage change | 3.28 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 109 Gambia -4.18 Percentage change compare
- 110 Liberia -4.28 Percentage change compare
- 111 Thuringia -4.31 Percentage change compare
- 113 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of -4.42 Percentage change compare
- 114 Dominican Republic -4.52 Percentage change compare
- 115 Saxony-Anhalt -4.62 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.58 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2544 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0068 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 12.40 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Germany?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Germany was -4.36 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 Percentage change in 1980.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.88 Percentage change in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Germany ranks 112th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 240.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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