Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in City of Moscow
City of Moscow: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -1.68 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in City of Moscow, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in City of Moscow is -1.68 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 79.0% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in City of Moscow peaked at 9.8 Percentage change in 1998 and was at its lowest, -12.95 Percentage change, in 2014.
That places City of Moscow 1372nd out of 3112 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 City of Moscow, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.26 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -10.33 Percentage change | -296.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0309 Percentage change | -100.3% |
| 1953 | -1.61 Percentage change | -5299.0% |
| 1954 | -3.59 Percentage change | +123.9% |
| 1955 | -7.31 Percentage change | +103.3% |
| 1956 | -6.41 Percentage change | -12.3% |
| 1957 | 3.1 Percentage change | -148.4% |
| 1958 | -1.52 Percentage change | -149.1% |
| 1959 | -4.84 Percentage change | +218.0% |
| 1960 | -3.49 Percentage change | -27.9% |
| 1961 | -6.62 Percentage change | +89.6% |
| 1962 | 4.99 Percentage change | -175.3% |
| 1963 | -6.2 Percentage change | -224.3% |
| 1964 | -10.3 Percentage change | +66.1% |
| 1965 | 4.03 Percentage change | -139.1% |
| 1966 | 2.44 Percentage change | -39.5% |
| 1967 | -9.13 Percentage change | -474.5% |
| 1968 | -3.77 Percentage change | -58.7% |
| 1969 | -1.24 Percentage change | -67.1% |
| 1970 | -5.64 Percentage change | +353.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2427 Percentage change | -104.3% |
| 1972 | -4.93 Percentage change | -2129.1% |
| 1973 | -1.03 Percentage change | -79.0% |
| 1974 | 1.21 Percentage change | -217.1% |
| 1975 | -7.06 Percentage change | -683.7% |
| 1976 | 1.46 Percentage change | -120.7% |
| 1977 | -0.7628 Percentage change | -152.1% |
| 1978 | 1.01 Percentage change | -232.2% |
| 1979 | -0.1577 Percentage change | -115.6% |
| 1980 | 4.03 Percentage change | -2656.3% |
| 1981 | -3.42 Percentage change | -184.8% |
| 1982 | 4.6 Percentage change | -234.6% |
| 1983 | -0.0848 Percentage change | -101.8% |
| 1984 | 4.56 Percentage change | -5470.5% |
| 1985 | 1.7 Percentage change | -62.8% |
| 1986 | 2.49 Percentage change | +47.0% |
| 1987 | 5.87 Percentage change | +135.4% |
| 1988 | -3.93 Percentage change | -166.9% |
| 1989 | -2.83 Percentage change | -28.0% |
| 1990 | 7.57 Percentage change | -367.9% |
| 1991 | 4.16 Percentage change | -45.1% |
| 1992 | -7.22 Percentage change | -273.6% |
| 1993 | 5.83 Percentage change | -180.7% |
| 1994 | -0.3462 Percentage change | -105.9% |
| 1995 | -1.9 Percentage change | +450.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2685 Percentage change | -114.1% |
| 1997 | -0.5994 Percentage change | -323.2% |
| 1998 | 9.8 Percentage change | -1735.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8322 Percentage change | -91.5% |
| 2000 | -1.2 Percentage change | -244.4% |
| 2001 | -3.21 Percentage change | +167.4% |
| 2002 | -12.76 Percentage change | +297.2% |
| 2003 | 3.03 Percentage change | -123.8% |
| 2004 | 7.23 Percentage change | +138.1% |
| 2005 | -2.36 Percentage change | -132.7% |
| 2006 | -0.0459 Percentage change | -98.1% |
| 2007 | -12.45 Percentage change | +27016.3% |
| 2008 | 1.95 Percentage change | -115.7% |
| 2009 | -2.37 Percentage change | -221.1% |
| 2010 | -5.17 Percentage change | +118.3% |
| 2011 | -8.92 Percentage change | +72.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0194 Percentage change | -99.8% |
| 2013 | 3.79 Percentage change | -19644.8% |
| 2014 | -12.95 Percentage change | -442.1% |
| 2015 | -4.13 Percentage change | -68.1% |
| 2016 | -1.34 Percentage change | -67.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8012 Percentage change | -159.7% |
| 2018 | -10.22 Percentage change | -1375.6% |
| 2019 | -6.79 Percentage change | -33.6% |
| 2020 | -0.0685 Percentage change | -99.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8455 Percentage change | -1334.3% |
| 2022 | -8.67 Percentage change | -1124.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7799 Percentage change | -109.0% |
| 2024 | -8.04 Percentage change | -1130.4% |
| 2025 | -1.68 Percentage change | -79.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.72 Percentage change | -10.33 Percentage change | 5.26 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.93 Percentage change | -10.3 Percentage change | 4.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.57 Percentage change | -7.06 Percentage change | 1.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 Percentage change | -3.93 Percentage change | 5.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 Percentage change | -7.22 Percentage change | 9.8 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.22 Percentage change | -12.76 Percentage change | 7.23 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.49 Percentage change | -12.95 Percentage change | 3.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.8 Percentage change | -8.67 Percentage change | 0.8455 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for City of Moscow
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -39.19 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.21 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 7.04 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 0 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 39.39 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 95.69 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in City of Moscow?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in City of Moscow was -1.68 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 City of Moscow?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 Percentage change in 1998.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in City of Moscow?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.95 Percentage change in 2014.
- How does City of Moscow rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- City of Moscow ranks 1372nd out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in City of Moscow?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this City of Moscow 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