Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Greece
Central Greece: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 6.45 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Greece, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Central Greece recorded 6.45 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of up 257.5% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Greece peaked at 17.7 Percentage change in 1972 and was at its lowest, -12.21 Percentage change, in 1977.
Central Greece ranks 105th of 3127 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 | 0.8851 Percentage change | -9.7 Percentage change | 11.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.4 Percentage change | -7.18 Percentage change | 11.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.87 Percentage change | -12.21 Percentage change | 17.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4763 Percentage change | -6.06 Percentage change | 8.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3648 Percentage change | -6.1 Percentage change | 8.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5691 Percentage change | -8.54 Percentage change | 9.95 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 Percentage change | -7.8 Percentage change | 14.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8865 Percentage change | -4.1 Percentage change | 6.45 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Greece
- 102 Guinea -2.88 Percentage change compare
- 103 Guyana -2.92 Percentage change compare
- 104 Jamaica -2.93 Percentage change compare
- 105 Zambia -2.98 Percentage change compare
- 106 Namibia -2.99 Percentage change compare
- 107 Haiti -3.01 Percentage change compare
- 108 Antigua and Barbuda -3.03 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Central Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -19.57 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.14 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.65 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 557.23 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 157.39 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 57.64 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Greece?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Greece was 6.45 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7 Percentage change in 1972.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Central Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.21 Percentage change in 1977.
- How does Central Greece rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Central Greece ranks 105th out of 3127 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Central Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Greece 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