Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Metropolitana - ST
Metropolitana - ST: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -0.3386 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Metropolitana - ST, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Metropolitana - ST recorded -0.3386 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is up 94.7% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Metropolitana - ST peaked at 2.88 Percentage change in 1956 and was at its lowest, -9.32 Percentage change, in 2019.
Metropolitana - ST ranks 929th of 2960 regions 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Metropolitana - ST, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.88 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.08 Percentage change | -42.8% |
| 1952 | 1.71 Percentage change | +58.7% |
| 1953 | 1.63 Percentage change | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 0.9064 Percentage change | -44.3% |
| 1955 | 1.28 Percentage change | +41.1% |
| 1956 | 2.88 Percentage change | +124.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0025 Percentage change | -99.9% |
| 1958 | 1.12 Percentage change | +43898.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4002 Percentage change | -64.1% |
| 1960 | 1.02 Percentage change | +155.2% |
| 1961 | -1.87 Percentage change | -283.4% |
| 1962 | -1.23 Percentage change | -34.4% |
| 1963 | -1.11 Percentage change | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5288 Percentage change | -147.8% |
| 1965 | -1.65 Percentage change | -411.9% |
| 1966 | -2.36 Percentage change | +42.9% |
| 1967 | -0.6028 Percentage change | -74.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1732 Percentage change | -128.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4362 Percentage change | +151.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6307 Percentage change | +44.6% |
| 1971 | 1.38 Percentage change | +118.9% |
| 1972 | -0.1302 Percentage change | -109.4% |
| 1973 | -1.23 Percentage change | +845.3% |
| 1974 | 2.08 Percentage change | -269.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1144 Percentage change | -94.5% |
| 1976 | -1.79 Percentage change | -1664.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4274 Percentage change | -123.9% |
| 1978 | 1.44 Percentage change | +236.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2819 Percentage change | -80.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3042 Percentage change | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 1.22 Percentage change | +300.4% |
| 1982 | 1.32 Percentage change | +8.8% |
| 1983 | -0.072 Percentage change | -105.4% |
| 1984 | 1.24 Percentage change | -1826.7% |
| 1985 | -1.53 Percentage change | -222.9% |
| 1986 | 1.03 Percentage change | -167.7% |
| 1987 | -0.0744 Percentage change | -107.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7964 Percentage change | -1170.0% |
| 1989 | 1.84 Percentage change | +130.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1191 Percentage change | -93.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7517 Percentage change | +531.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8316 Percentage change | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 1.11 Percentage change | +33.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7579 Percentage change | -31.9% |
| 1995 | -0.8871 Percentage change | -217.0% |
| 1996 | 1.91 Percentage change | -315.8% |
| 1997 | -1.7 Percentage change | -188.9% |
| 1998 | -1.46 Percentage change | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4 Percentage change | -195.5% |
| 2000 | 1.51 Percentage change | +8.3% |
| 2001 | -1.38 Percentage change | -191.2% |
| 2002 | -1.52 Percentage change | +10.5% |
| 2003 | -2.19 Percentage change | +43.8% |
| 2004 | -1.34 Percentage change | -38.7% |
| 2005 | -0.5257 Percentage change | -60.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0216 Percentage change | -104.1% |
| 2007 | -2.55 Percentage change | -11916.5% |
| 2008 | -0.0069 Percentage change | -99.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0452 Percentage change | -756.5% |
| 2010 | -0.6634 Percentage change | -1566.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9861 Percentage change | -248.7% |
| 2012 | -1.04 Percentage change | -205.4% |
| 2013 | -1.72 Percentage change | +65.1% |
| 2014 | -2.13 Percentage change | +24.0% |
| 2015 | -2.67 Percentage change | +25.3% |
| 2016 | -4.03 Percentage change | +51.2% |
| 2017 | -2.06 Percentage change | -48.9% |
| 2018 | -5.41 Percentage change | +162.7% |
| 2019 | -9.32 Percentage change | +72.2% |
| 2020 | -3.76 Percentage change | -59.6% |
| 2021 | -3.76 Percentage change | +0.1% |
| 2022 | -2.16 Percentage change | -42.6% |
| 2023 | -6.67 Percentage change | +208.9% |
| 2024 | -6.42 Percentage change | -3.8% |
| 2025 | -0.3386 Percentage change | -94.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 Percentage change | 0.0025 Percentage change | 2.88 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6657 Percentage change | -2.36 Percentage change | 1.02 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3206 Percentage change | -1.79 Percentage change | 2.08 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6083 Percentage change | -1.53 Percentage change | 1.84 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2832 Percentage change | -1.7 Percentage change | 1.91 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7947 Percentage change | -2.55 Percentage change | 1.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.81 Percentage change | -9.32 Percentage change | 0.9861 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.85 Percentage change | -6.67 Percentage change | -0.3386 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Metropolitana - ST
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8501 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 8.71 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Metropolitana - ST?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Metropolitana - ST was -0.3386 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 Metropolitana - ST?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 Percentage change in 1956.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Metropolitana - ST?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.32 Percentage change in 2019.
- How does Metropolitana - ST rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Metropolitana - ST ranks 929th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Metropolitana - ST?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Metropolitana - ST 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