Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Finland
Central Finland: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 6.43 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Finland, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Central Finland recorded 6.43 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 59.4% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Finland peaked at 6.43 Percentage change in 2025 and was at its lowest, -10.08 Percentage change, in 1955.
Central Finland ranks 107th of 3112 regions on this measure, 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 | -1.95 Percentage change | -10.08 Percentage change | 3.24 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.6 Percentage change | -4.68 Percentage change | 1.3 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0637 Percentage change | -4.88 Percentage change | 5.27 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9267 Percentage change | -3.72 Percentage change | 3.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9335 Percentage change | -3.08 Percentage change | 4.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1752 Percentage change | -4.51 Percentage change | 3.96 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8533 Percentage change | -5.38 Percentage change | 5.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 Percentage change | -1.01 Percentage change | 6.43 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Finland
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina -3.8 Percentage change compare
- 105 Heard Island and McDonald Islands -3.84 Percentage change compare
- 106 Burundi -3.89 Percentage change compare
- 107 Macau (China) -3.98 Percentage change compare
- 108 Germany -4.12 Percentage change compare
- 109 Gambia -4.15 Percentage change compare
- 110 Dominican Republic -4.17 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Central Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.11 Percentage change (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Finland?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Finland was 6.43 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 Percentage change in 2025.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Central Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.08 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Central Finland rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Central Finland ranks 107th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Central Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Finland 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