Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -5.44 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast stood at -5.44 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 202.5% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast peaked at 14.51 Percentage change in 1990 and was at its lowest, -13.25 Percentage change, in 2021.
That places Orenburg Oblast 2189th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 Orenburg Oblast, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -3.9 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -10.32 Percentage change | +164.7% |
| 1952 | -7.81 Percentage change | -24.4% |
| 1953 | -3.98 Percentage change | -49.0% |
| 1954 | -4.16 Percentage change | +4.6% |
| 1955 | -11.02 Percentage change | +165.1% |
| 1956 | -4.61 Percentage change | -58.2% |
| 1957 | -11.03 Percentage change | +139.4% |
| 1958 | 1.43 Percentage change | -113.0% |
| 1959 | 0.932 Percentage change | -34.7% |
| 1960 | 2.25 Percentage change | +141.6% |
| 1961 | 1.18 Percentage change | -47.8% |
| 1962 | 1.91 Percentage change | +62.8% |
| 1963 | 3.25 Percentage change | +69.9% |
| 1964 | 7.42 Percentage change | +128.3% |
| 1965 | 2.19 Percentage change | -70.5% |
| 1966 | 2.22 Percentage change | +1.4% |
| 1967 | -4.39 Percentage change | -297.8% |
| 1968 | -2.13 Percentage change | -51.5% |
| 1969 | -1.48 Percentage change | -30.4% |
| 1970 | 7.32 Percentage change | -593.9% |
| 1971 | 3.22 Percentage change | -56.0% |
| 1972 | -3.49 Percentage change | -208.2% |
| 1973 | 7.93 Percentage change | -327.3% |
| 1974 | 0.928 Percentage change | -88.3% |
| 1975 | -10.71 Percentage change | -1254.4% |
| 1976 | -9.61 Percentage change | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3026 Percentage change | -103.1% |
| 1978 | 2.51 Percentage change | +729.3% |
| 1979 | -0.8512 Percentage change | -133.9% |
| 1980 | 4.22 Percentage change | -596.0% |
| 1981 | -0.2811 Percentage change | -106.7% |
| 1982 | -2.82 Percentage change | +902.7% |
| 1983 | 8.02 Percentage change | -384.6% |
| 1984 | 2.4 Percentage change | -70.1% |
| 1985 | 4.19 Percentage change | +74.5% |
| 1986 | -2.68 Percentage change | -164.0% |
| 1987 | 4.32 Percentage change | -261.0% |
| 1988 | -1.27 Percentage change | -129.5% |
| 1989 | -1.6 Percentage change | +25.8% |
| 1990 | 14.51 Percentage change | -1005.3% |
| 1991 | -5.41 Percentage change | -137.3% |
| 1992 | 2.44 Percentage change | -145.2% |
| 1993 | 11.07 Percentage change | +353.5% |
| 1994 | 3.9 Percentage change | -64.8% |
| 1995 | -8.91 Percentage change | -328.4% |
| 1996 | -2.59 Percentage change | -71.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2289 Percentage change | -108.8% |
| 1998 | -11.62 Percentage change | -5176.9% |
| 1999 | -0.9556 Percentage change | -91.8% |
| 2000 | 3.18 Percentage change | -432.6% |
| 2001 | 5.05 Percentage change | +58.8% |
| 2002 | 3.51 Percentage change | -30.4% |
| 2003 | 2.29 Percentage change | -34.7% |
| 2004 | -0.7057 Percentage change | -130.8% |
| 2005 | -2.09 Percentage change | +196.8% |
| 2006 | -5.65 Percentage change | +169.9% |
| 2007 | -5.98 Percentage change | +5.8% |
| 2008 | -1.92 Percentage change | -68.0% |
| 2009 | -4.04 Percentage change | +111.1% |
| 2010 | -6.58 Percentage change | +62.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8339 Percentage change | -112.7% |
| 2012 | -8.26 Percentage change | -1090.4% |
| 2013 | 5.48 Percentage change | -166.4% |
| 2014 | -9.31 Percentage change | -269.7% |
| 2015 | -8.32 Percentage change | -10.6% |
| 2016 | -1.56 Percentage change | -81.2% |
| 2017 | -1.43 Percentage change | -8.4% |
| 2018 | -6.24 Percentage change | +335.7% |
| 2019 | -5.57 Percentage change | -10.7% |
| 2020 | -9.44 Percentage change | +69.4% |
| 2021 | -13.25 Percentage change | +40.4% |
| 2022 | -1.31 Percentage change | -90.1% |
| 2023 | -2.42 Percentage change | +85.5% |
| 2024 | 5.31 Percentage change | -319.1% |
| 2025 | -5.44 Percentage change | -202.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -5.45 Percentage change | -11.03 Percentage change | 1.43 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.24 Percentage change | -4.39 Percentage change | 7.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2455 Percentage change | -10.71 Percentage change | 7.93 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 Percentage change | -2.82 Percentage change | 8.02 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2674 Percentage change | -11.62 Percentage change | 14.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6363 Percentage change | -5.98 Percentage change | 5.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.1 Percentage change | -9.31 Percentage change | 5.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.42 Percentage change | -13.25 Percentage change | 5.31 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Orenburg Oblast
- 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)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.9 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 historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Orenburg Oblast was -5.44 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 Orenburg Oblast?
- The highest recorded value was 14.51 Percentage change in 1990.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Orenburg Oblast?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.25 Percentage change in 2021.
- How does Orenburg Oblast rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Orenburg Oblast ranks 2189th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Orenburg Oblast?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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 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