Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Southeastern Anatolia - Middle
Southeastern Anatolia - Middle: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -19.92 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Southeastern Anatolia - Middle, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Southeastern Anatolia - Middle recorded -19.92 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is down 145.3% on the previous year and down 399.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Southeastern Anatolia - Middle peaked at 16.42 Percentage change in 1968 and was at its lowest, -19.92 Percentage change, in 2025.
That places Southeastern Anatolia - Middle 2926th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | -4.27 Percentage change | -13.26 Percentage change | 0.6542 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4181 Percentage change | -15.33 Percentage change | 16.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5831 Percentage change | -11.32 Percentage change | 14.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 Percentage change | -6.68 Percentage change | 15.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6588 Percentage change | -13.08 Percentage change | 6.81 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.35 Percentage change | -8.58 Percentage change | 4.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5696 Percentage change | -8.42 Percentage change | 7.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.74 Percentage change | -19.92 Percentage change | 1.66 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Southeastern Anatolia - Middle
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.7 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.13 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.48 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 3,846 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 353.68 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 157.2 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Southeastern Anatolia - Middle?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Southeastern Anatolia - Middle was -19.92 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 Southeastern Anatolia - Middle?
- The highest recorded value was 16.42 Percentage change in 1968.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Southeastern Anatolia - Middle?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.92 Percentage change in 2025.
- How does Southeastern Anatolia - Middle rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Southeastern Anatolia - Middle ranks 2926th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Southeastern Anatolia - Middle?
- Over the last ten years it is down 399.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southeastern Anatolia - Middle 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