Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 1.39 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Veliko Tarnovo, 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 Veliko Tarnovo stood at 1.39 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.0% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Veliko Tarnovo peaked at 18.09 Percentage change in 1979 and was at its lowest, -19.05 Percentage change, in 1950.
That places Veliko Tarnovo 598th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Veliko Tarnovo, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -19.05 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -16.27 Percentage change | -14.6% |
| 1952 | -14.63 Percentage change | -10.1% |
| 1953 | -10.61 Percentage change | -27.4% |
| 1954 | -3.8 Percentage change | -64.2% |
| 1955 | 9.24 Percentage change | -343.3% |
| 1956 | -2.2 Percentage change | -123.8% |
| 1957 | -0.7059 Percentage change | -68.0% |
| 1958 | -6.47 Percentage change | +816.8% |
| 1959 | -2.04 Percentage change | -68.4% |
| 1960 | 2.26 Percentage change | -210.7% |
| 1961 | -1.94 Percentage change | -185.7% |
| 1962 | -3.7 Percentage change | +90.9% |
| 1963 | -0.0292 Percentage change | -99.2% |
| 1964 | 8.57 Percentage change | -29479.9% |
| 1965 | -6.31 Percentage change | -173.7% |
| 1966 | 14.21 Percentage change | -325.2% |
| 1967 | 6.46 Percentage change | -54.5% |
| 1968 | -6.86 Percentage change | -206.2% |
| 1969 | -0.4855 Percentage change | -92.9% |
| 1970 | 4.28 Percentage change | -982.0% |
| 1971 | 11.75 Percentage change | +174.4% |
| 1972 | 12.15 Percentage change | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 8.5 Percentage change | -30.1% |
| 1974 | -3 Percentage change | -135.3% |
| 1975 | 7.14 Percentage change | -338.3% |
| 1976 | 10.47 Percentage change | +46.7% |
| 1977 | 2.83 Percentage change | -72.9% |
| 1978 | 10.44 Percentage change | +268.6% |
| 1979 | 18.09 Percentage change | +73.2% |
| 1980 | 2.43 Percentage change | -86.6% |
| 1981 | -5.52 Percentage change | -327.4% |
| 1982 | 12.04 Percentage change | -318.2% |
| 1983 | 0.922 Percentage change | -92.3% |
| 1984 | -0.0819 Percentage change | -108.9% |
| 1985 | -6.84 Percentage change | +8248.9% |
| 1986 | -6.11 Percentage change | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 3.09 Percentage change | -150.7% |
| 1988 | 3.2 Percentage change | +3.4% |
| 1989 | -7.94 Percentage change | -348.0% |
| 1990 | -9.61 Percentage change | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 10.27 Percentage change | -206.8% |
| 1992 | -2.29 Percentage change | -122.3% |
| 1993 | -6.82 Percentage change | +197.5% |
| 1994 | -4.34 Percentage change | -36.5% |
| 1995 | 11.44 Percentage change | -363.8% |
| 1996 | 2.6 Percentage change | -77.3% |
| 1997 | 13.75 Percentage change | +428.8% |
| 1998 | 2.41 Percentage change | -82.5% |
| 1999 | 3.29 Percentage change | +36.3% |
| 2000 | -5.42 Percentage change | -264.8% |
| 2001 | -7.39 Percentage change | +36.4% |
| 2002 | 8.35 Percentage change | -212.9% |
| 2003 | -0.6681 Percentage change | -108.0% |
| 2004 | -2.43 Percentage change | +263.8% |
| 2005 | 12.57 Percentage change | -617.1% |
| 2006 | -0.1162 Percentage change | -100.9% |
| 2007 | -7.76 Percentage change | +6581.2% |
| 2008 | -9.74 Percentage change | +25.4% |
| 2009 | -6.47 Percentage change | -33.5% |
| 2010 | 5.61 Percentage change | -186.7% |
| 2011 | -6.14 Percentage change | -209.5% |
| 2012 | -11.94 Percentage change | +94.4% |
| 2013 | 9.37 Percentage change | -178.5% |
| 2014 | 9.02 Percentage change | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.08 Percentage change | -88.0% |
| 2016 | -4.51 Percentage change | -516.9% |
| 2017 | -4.17 Percentage change | -7.5% |
| 2018 | -4.24 Percentage change | +1.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1764 Percentage change | -95.8% |
| 2020 | -9.14 Percentage change | +5081.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3699 Percentage change | -104.0% |
| 2022 | -14.56 Percentage change | -4034.9% |
| 2023 | -8.99 Percentage change | -38.2% |
| 2024 | -8.71 Percentage change | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 1.39 Percentage change | -116.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -6.65 Percentage change | -19.05 Percentage change | 9.24 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.22 Percentage change | -6.86 Percentage change | 14.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.27 Percentage change | -3 Percentage change | 18.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4804 Percentage change | -7.94 Percentage change | 12.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.07 Percentage change | -9.61 Percentage change | 13.75 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.91 Percentage change | -9.74 Percentage change | 12.57 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.611 Percentage change | -11.94 Percentage change | 9.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.61 Percentage change | -14.56 Percentage change | 1.39 Percentage change | 6 |
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- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.13 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 33.61 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 11.3 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 24.24 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 17.93 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -0.865 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 10.68 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Veliko Tarnovo?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Veliko Tarnovo was 1.39 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 Veliko Tarnovo?
- The highest recorded value was 18.09 Percentage change in 1979.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Veliko Tarnovo?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.05 Percentage change in 1950.
- How does Veliko Tarnovo rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Veliko Tarnovo ranks 598th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Veliko Tarnovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Veliko Tarnovo 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