Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Brescia
Brescia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 2.33 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Brescia, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Brescia stood at 2.33 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% on the previous year and up 248.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Brescia peaked at 5.92 Percentage change in 1959 and was at its lowest, -8.65 Percentage change, in 1950.
That places Brescia 473rd out of 3112 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 — Land soil moisture anomaly in Brescia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -8.65 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 3.61 Percentage change | -141.8% |
| 1952 | -0.7865 Percentage change | -121.8% |
| 1953 | 0.8881 Percentage change | -212.9% |
| 1954 | 1.49 Percentage change | +67.6% |
| 1955 | 3.08 Percentage change | +106.7% |
| 1956 | -0.1164 Percentage change | -103.8% |
| 1957 | 1.12 Percentage change | -1064.5% |
| 1958 | -3.31 Percentage change | -394.9% |
| 1959 | 5.92 Percentage change | -278.7% |
| 1960 | 2.17 Percentage change | -63.4% |
| 1961 | -5.72 Percentage change | -364.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7963 Percentage change | -113.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4112 Percentage change | -48.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2719 Percentage change | -33.9% |
| 1965 | 2.41 Percentage change | +787.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3148 Percentage change | -87.0% |
| 1967 | 1.49 Percentage change | +374.0% |
| 1968 | 1.97 Percentage change | +32.0% |
| 1969 | -0.6513 Percentage change | -133.1% |
| 1970 | 1.87 Percentage change | -387.5% |
| 1971 | 2.84 Percentage change | +51.9% |
| 1972 | 4.9 Percentage change | +72.4% |
| 1973 | 1.74 Percentage change | -64.6% |
| 1974 | 5.08 Percentage change | +192.2% |
| 1975 | -0.0569 Percentage change | -101.1% |
| 1976 | 1.15 Percentage change | -2129.5% |
| 1977 | 4.76 Percentage change | +312.4% |
| 1978 | 2.49 Percentage change | -47.7% |
| 1979 | -0.8301 Percentage change | -133.3% |
| 1980 | -1.12 Percentage change | +34.5% |
| 1981 | 1.38 Percentage change | -223.7% |
| 1982 | 4.34 Percentage change | +214.5% |
| 1983 | -4.01 Percentage change | -192.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2237 Percentage change | -105.6% |
| 1985 | -4.04 Percentage change | -1904.3% |
| 1986 | -1.63 Percentage change | -59.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9367 Percentage change | -157.5% |
| 1988 | -0.9649 Percentage change | -203.0% |
| 1989 | -1.35 Percentage change | +40.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0858 Percentage change | -106.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5371 Percentage change | +526.2% |
| 1992 | 2.44 Percentage change | +354.6% |
| 1993 | -0.0037 Percentage change | -100.2% |
| 1994 | -1.79 Percentage change | +48024.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9216 Percentage change | -151.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4692 Percentage change | -49.1% |
| 1997 | -6.4 Percentage change | -1464.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3538 Percentage change | -105.5% |
| 1999 | 2.3 Percentage change | +550.5% |
| 2000 | 2.73 Percentage change | +18.6% |
| 2001 | -0.4751 Percentage change | -117.4% |
| 2002 | 3.61 Percentage change | -860.0% |
| 2003 | -4.23 Percentage change | -217.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7645 Percentage change | -118.1% |
| 2005 | 1.37 Percentage change | +79.1% |
| 2006 | -1.97 Percentage change | -243.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7584 Percentage change | -138.6% |
| 2008 | 1.49 Percentage change | +97.0% |
| 2009 | -1.59 Percentage change | -206.5% |
| 2010 | 3.74 Percentage change | -335.0% |
| 2011 | -0.6079 Percentage change | -116.3% |
| 2012 | 1.87 Percentage change | -407.1% |
| 2013 | 4.21 Percentage change | +125.5% |
| 2014 | 5 Percentage change | +18.8% |
| 2015 | -1.57 Percentage change | -131.4% |
| 2016 | 1.91 Percentage change | -221.3% |
| 2017 | -0.2916 Percentage change | -115.3% |
| 2018 | 2.05 Percentage change | -803.0% |
| 2019 | -1.59 Percentage change | -177.4% |
| 2020 | -0.3204 Percentage change | -79.8% |
| 2021 | -0.5134 Percentage change | +60.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5056 Percentage change | -198.5% |
| 2023 | 3.04 Percentage change | +501.7% |
| 2024 | 2.98 Percentage change | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 2.33 Percentage change | -21.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Brescia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -48024.3% | -0.0037 Percentage change | -1.79 Percentage change |
| 1976 | +2129.5% | -0.0569 Percentage change | 1.15 Percentage change |
| 1985 | -1904.3% | 0.2237 Percentage change | -4.04 Percentage change |
| 1997 | -1464.5% | 0.4692 Percentage change | -6.4 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3244 Percentage change | -8.65 Percentage change | 5.92 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3466 Percentage change | -5.72 Percentage change | 2.41 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4 Percentage change | -0.8301 Percentage change | 5.08 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6231 Percentage change | -4.04 Percentage change | 4.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1088 Percentage change | -6.4 Percentage change | 2.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2463 Percentage change | -4.23 Percentage change | 3.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 Percentage change | -1.59 Percentage change | 5 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 Percentage change | -0.5134 Percentage change | 3.04 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Brescia
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 5.26 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 70.7 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 34.66 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 9.89 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 22.33 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 22.66 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 0.8812 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Brescia?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Brescia was 2.33 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 Brescia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 Percentage change in 1959.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Brescia?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.65 Percentage change in 1950.
- How does Brescia rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Brescia ranks 473rd out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Brescia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brescia 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