Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Thessaly
Thessaly: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 6.27 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Thessaly, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Thessaly recorded 6.27 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 437.7% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Thessaly peaked at 15.12 Percentage change in 1971 and was at its lowest, -12.76 Percentage change, in 1977.
That places Thessaly 129th out of 2975 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | -0.5338 Percentage change | -8.51 Percentage change | 6.29 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.74 Percentage change | -6.83 Percentage change | 11.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.08 Percentage change | -12.76 Percentage change | 15.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2946 Percentage change | -6.52 Percentage change | 10.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.283 Percentage change | -6.06 Percentage change | 7.16 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3163 Percentage change | -7.07 Percentage change | 6.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9074 Percentage change | -8.61 Percentage change | 10.93 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9005 Percentage change | -2.6 Percentage change | 6.27 Percentage change | 6 |
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- 129 South West England -5.19 Percentage change compare
- 130 Romania -5.2 Percentage change compare
- 131 Kyushu, Okinawa -5.27 Percentage change compare
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More environment data for Thessaly
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.81 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.01 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 5.56 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 700.62 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 317.02 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 61.33 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Thessaly?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Thessaly was 6.27 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 Thessaly?
- The highest recorded value was 15.12 Percentage change in 1971.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Thessaly?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.76 Percentage change in 1977.
- How does Thessaly rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Thessaly ranks 129th out of 2975 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Thessaly?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thessaly 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