Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland
Central Switzerland: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -0.8871 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Central Switzerland recorded -0.8871 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of down 388.4% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland peaked at 3.33 Percentage change in 2017 and was at its lowest, -7.19 Percentage change, in 1952.
Central Switzerland ranks 1128th of 3112 regions 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -5.2 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -3.56 Percentage change | -31.7% |
| 1952 | -7.19 Percentage change | +102.1% |
| 1953 | -5.11 Percentage change | -29.0% |
| 1954 | -2.84 Percentage change | -44.4% |
| 1955 | -3.64 Percentage change | +28.1% |
| 1956 | -2.98 Percentage change | -17.9% |
| 1957 | -4.73 Percentage change | +58.4% |
| 1958 | -4.59 Percentage change | -2.9% |
| 1959 | -3.36 Percentage change | -26.7% |
| 1960 | -1.51 Percentage change | -55.0% |
| 1961 | -5.83 Percentage change | +285.1% |
| 1962 | -5.26 Percentage change | -9.9% |
| 1963 | -5.76 Percentage change | +9.6% |
| 1964 | -4.48 Percentage change | -22.2% |
| 1965 | -3.58 Percentage change | -20.2% |
| 1966 | -2.03 Percentage change | -43.4% |
| 1967 | -2.6 Percentage change | +28.2% |
| 1968 | -3.64 Percentage change | +40.3% |
| 1969 | -4.72 Percentage change | +29.6% |
| 1970 | -2.76 Percentage change | -41.5% |
| 1971 | -4.25 Percentage change | +54.0% |
| 1972 | -3.33 Percentage change | -21.7% |
| 1973 | -4.06 Percentage change | +21.7% |
| 1974 | -1.82 Percentage change | -55.0% |
| 1975 | -2.65 Percentage change | +45.2% |
| 1976 | -3.8 Percentage change | +43.5% |
| 1977 | -3.04 Percentage change | -20.0% |
| 1978 | -1.92 Percentage change | -36.8% |
| 1979 | -3.25 Percentage change | +68.9% |
| 1980 | -3.64 Percentage change | +12.1% |
| 1981 | -0.6233 Percentage change | -82.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9165 Percentage change | -247.0% |
| 1983 | -1.33 Percentage change | -245.1% |
| 1984 | -1.22 Percentage change | -8.4% |
| 1985 | -2.78 Percentage change | +128.7% |
| 1986 | -1.9 Percentage change | -31.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1179 Percentage change | -106.2% |
| 1988 | 1.05 Percentage change | +791.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0888 Percentage change | -91.5% |
| 1990 | 2.34 Percentage change | +2536.9% |
| 1991 | -1.14 Percentage change | -148.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5139 Percentage change | -145.2% |
| 1993 | -0.271 Percentage change | -152.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1269 Percentage change | -146.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4516 Percentage change | +256.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5489 Percentage change | +21.5% |
| 1997 | -1.81 Percentage change | -429.1% |
| 1998 | 1.54 Percentage change | -185.4% |
| 1999 | -0.383 Percentage change | -124.8% |
| 2000 | 1.95 Percentage change | -608.1% |
| 2001 | 2.61 Percentage change | +34.0% |
| 2002 | 2.59 Percentage change | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6926 Percentage change | -73.3% |
| 2004 | -1.2 Percentage change | -273.1% |
| 2005 | -2.01 Percentage change | +67.6% |
| 2006 | 0.971 Percentage change | -148.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7479 Percentage change | -23.0% |
| 2008 | -0.8469 Percentage change | -213.2% |
| 2009 | -2.54 Percentage change | +199.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7856 Percentage change | -131.0% |
| 2011 | -1.63 Percentage change | -308.1% |
| 2012 | 1.44 Percentage change | -188.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7559 Percentage change | -47.6% |
| 2014 | 1.54 Percentage change | +103.2% |
| 2015 | -2.66 Percentage change | -273.2% |
| 2016 | 3.05 Percentage change | -214.6% |
| 2017 | 3.33 Percentage change | +9.2% |
| 2018 | -1.3 Percentage change | -139.0% |
| 2019 | -1.62 Percentage change | +25.2% |
| 2020 | -0.5729 Percentage change | -64.7% |
| 2021 | 2.27 Percentage change | -496.2% |
| 2022 | 1.48 Percentage change | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 1.85 Percentage change | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3076 Percentage change | -83.4% |
| 2025 | -0.8871 Percentage change | -388.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -4.32 Percentage change | -7.19 Percentage change | -2.84 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -3.94 Percentage change | -5.83 Percentage change | -1.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -3.09 Percentage change | -4.25 Percentage change | -1.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9315 Percentage change | -3.64 Percentage change | 1.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.193 Percentage change | -1.81 Percentage change | 2.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2961 Percentage change | -2.54 Percentage change | 2.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3682 Percentage change | -2.66 Percentage change | 3.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7404 Percentage change | -0.8871 Percentage change | 2.27 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Central Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9026 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -30.98 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.37 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.2 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1,622 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 60.64 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 69.52 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Central Switzerland was -0.8871 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 Percentage change in 2017.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Central Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.19 Percentage change in 1952.
- How does Central Switzerland rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Central Switzerland ranks 1128th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Central Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Switzerland 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