Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Asia
Central Asia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -7.53 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Asia, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded -7.53 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is down 394.4% on the previous year and down 506.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Asia peaked at 10.51 Percentage change in 1969 and was at its lowest, -14.67 Percentage change, in 1951.
Central Asia ranks 49th of 72 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | -5.21 Percentage change | -14.67 Percentage change | 3.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3978 Percentage change | -6.94 Percentage change | 10.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7099 Percentage change | -5.73 Percentage change | 7.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.16 Percentage change | -3.26 Percentage change | 9.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5762 Percentage change | -6.57 Percentage change | 6.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.87 Percentage change | -8.32 Percentage change | 4.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.93 Percentage change | -6.32 Percentage change | 5.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.12 Percentage change | -11.44 Percentage change | 2.56 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 46 Cambodia 0.5487 Percentage change compare
- 47 Guadeloupe 0.493 Percentage change compare
- 48 Chinese Taipei 0.4698 Percentage change compare
- 49 Peru 0.4511 Percentage change compare
- 50 Colombia 0.4233 Percentage change compare
- 51 Greenland 0.3961 Percentage change compare
- 52 Ecuador 0.3767 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.35 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.07 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.91 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Asia?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Asia was -7.53 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 Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 Percentage change in 1969.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.67 Percentage change in 1951.
- How does Central Asia rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Central Asia ranks 49th out of 72 groups with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 506.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Asia 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