Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Alb-Donau-Kreis
Alb-Donau-Kreis: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -1.52 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Alb-Donau-Kreis, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Alb-Donau-Kreis recorded -1.52 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Alb-Donau-Kreis peaked at 4.29 Percentage change in 1960 and was at its lowest, -5.67 Percentage change, in 1962.
That places Alb-Donau-Kreis 1315th out of 3112 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 — Land soil moisture anomaly in Alb-Donau-Kreis, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -3.76 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -0.3076 Percentage change | -91.8% |
| 1952 | -4.63 Percentage change | +1404.0% |
| 1953 | -2.29 Percentage change | -50.5% |
| 1954 | 2.71 Percentage change | -218.4% |
| 1955 | -0.6413 Percentage change | -123.7% |
| 1956 | 3.22 Percentage change | -602.3% |
| 1957 | -1.9 Percentage change | -159.1% |
| 1958 | -1.87 Percentage change | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1913 Percentage change | -110.2% |
| 1960 | 4.29 Percentage change | +2140.2% |
| 1961 | -2.73 Percentage change | -163.7% |
| 1962 | -5.67 Percentage change | +107.6% |
| 1963 | -2.02 Percentage change | -64.3% |
| 1964 | -2.65 Percentage change | +31.0% |
| 1965 | 3.22 Percentage change | -221.6% |
| 1966 | 3.36 Percentage change | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 3.82 Percentage change | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 1.21 Percentage change | -68.5% |
| 1969 | 2.71 Percentage change | +125.0% |
| 1970 | 3.72 Percentage change | +37.1% |
| 1971 | -0.765 Percentage change | -120.6% |
| 1972 | -0.3325 Percentage change | -56.5% |
| 1973 | 2.63 Percentage change | -889.9% |
| 1974 | 2.78 Percentage change | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 2.16 Percentage change | -22.3% |
| 1976 | -1.73 Percentage change | -180.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8638 Percentage change | -149.9% |
| 1978 | 1.2 Percentage change | +38.4% |
| 1979 | 2.06 Percentage change | +72.0% |
| 1980 | 2.29 Percentage change | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1999 Percentage change | -91.3% |
| 1982 | 3.29 Percentage change | +1545.9% |
| 1983 | -1.69 Percentage change | -151.4% |
| 1984 | -1.56 Percentage change | -7.5% |
| 1985 | -0.3964 Percentage change | -74.7% |
| 1986 | -0.8448 Percentage change | +113.1% |
| 1987 | 1.65 Percentage change | -295.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0705 Percentage change | -95.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8999 Percentage change | +1176.1% |
| 1990 | 0.795 Percentage change | -11.7% |
| 1991 | -2.31 Percentage change | -390.6% |
| 1992 | -1.31 Percentage change | -43.3% |
| 1993 | -1.03 Percentage change | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7149 Percentage change | -169.7% |
| 1995 | 2.98 Percentage change | +317.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9902 Percentage change | -66.8% |
| 1997 | -2.57 Percentage change | -359.6% |
| 1998 | 2.1 Percentage change | -181.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5607 Percentage change | -73.4% |
| 2000 | 3.94 Percentage change | +602.1% |
| 2001 | -1.06 Percentage change | -126.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9372 Percentage change | -188.8% |
| 2003 | -5.04 Percentage change | -637.5% |
| 2004 | -2.72 Percentage change | -46.0% |
| 2005 | -2.14 Percentage change | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 1.95 Percentage change | -191.2% |
| 2007 | -0.7466 Percentage change | -138.3% |
| 2008 | 1.28 Percentage change | -271.3% |
| 2009 | -1.72 Percentage change | -234.6% |
| 2010 | 2.77 Percentage change | -260.9% |
| 2011 | -4.01 Percentage change | -245.0% |
| 2012 | -2.96 Percentage change | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 2.96 Percentage change | -200.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5387 Percentage change | -81.8% |
| 2015 | -4.09 Percentage change | -859.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1901 Percentage change | -104.6% |
| 2017 | 1.65 Percentage change | +769.3% |
| 2018 | -3.19 Percentage change | -293.3% |
| 2019 | -2.43 Percentage change | -24.0% |
| 2020 | -2.62 Percentage change | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.18 Percentage change | -145.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2 Percentage change | +1.5% |
| 2023 | -0.5845 Percentage change | -148.7% |
| 2024 | -1.53 Percentage change | +161.8% |
| 2025 | -1.52 Percentage change | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.9278 Percentage change | -4.63 Percentage change | 3.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5535 Percentage change | -5.67 Percentage change | 4.29 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.26 Percentage change | -1.73 Percentage change | 3.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3903 Percentage change | -1.69 Percentage change | 3.29 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.093 Percentage change | -2.57 Percentage change | 2.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5316 Percentage change | -5.04 Percentage change | 3.94 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8572 Percentage change | -4.09 Percentage change | 2.96 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6443 Percentage change | -2.62 Percentage change | 1.2 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Alb-Donau-Kreis
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Alb-Donau-Kreis?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Alb-Donau-Kreis was -1.52 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Alb-Donau-Kreis?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 Percentage change in 1960.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Alb-Donau-Kreis?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.67 Percentage change in 1962.
- How does Alb-Donau-Kreis rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Alb-Donau-Kreis ranks 1315th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Alb-Donau-Kreis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Alb-Donau-Kreis data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Land 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