Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia
Croatia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -1.13 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia stood at -1.13 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 80.1% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia peaked at 9.52 Percentage change in 2010 and was at its lowest, -13.66 Percentage change, in 1950.
Croatia ranks 16th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -13.66 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -1.9 Percentage change | -86.1% |
| 1952 | -6.29 Percentage change | +231.8% |
| 1953 | -2.28 Percentage change | -63.7% |
| 1954 | -1.46 Percentage change | -36.0% |
| 1955 | 3.66 Percentage change | -350.6% |
| 1956 | -2.75 Percentage change | -175.1% |
| 1957 | 0.8934 Percentage change | -132.5% |
| 1958 | -5.55 Percentage change | -721.1% |
| 1959 | 9.39 Percentage change | -269.2% |
| 1960 | 5.22 Percentage change | -44.4% |
| 1961 | -4.53 Percentage change | -186.7% |
| 1962 | -2.39 Percentage change | -47.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8659 Percentage change | -136.2% |
| 1964 | 4.05 Percentage change | +367.4% |
| 1965 | 1.94 Percentage change | -52.0% |
| 1966 | 9.1 Percentage change | +368.4% |
| 1967 | 2.52 Percentage change | -72.3% |
| 1968 | 1.86 Percentage change | -25.9% |
| 1969 | 2.86 Percentage change | +53.3% |
| 1970 | 2.02 Percentage change | -29.4% |
| 1971 | 9.09 Percentage change | +350.5% |
| 1972 | 7.65 Percentage change | -15.9% |
| 1973 | -0.4412 Percentage change | -105.8% |
| 1974 | 8.01 Percentage change | -1914.3% |
| 1975 | 4.13 Percentage change | -48.4% |
| 1976 | 5.9 Percentage change | +42.9% |
| 1977 | 1.92 Percentage change | -67.4% |
| 1978 | 6.01 Percentage change | +212.8% |
| 1979 | -1.2 Percentage change | -119.9% |
| 1980 | 5.8 Percentage change | -584.4% |
| 1981 | 1.37 Percentage change | -76.3% |
| 1982 | 2.04 Percentage change | +49.0% |
| 1983 | -4.57 Percentage change | -323.5% |
| 1984 | 2.45 Percentage change | -153.6% |
| 1985 | -2.9 Percentage change | -218.7% |
| 1986 | 3.63 Percentage change | -225.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4169 Percentage change | -88.5% |
| 1988 | -1.17 Percentage change | -380.8% |
| 1989 | 5.52 Percentage change | -571.5% |
| 1990 | -7.54 Percentage change | -236.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3489 Percentage change | -104.6% |
| 1992 | -7.05 Percentage change | -2119.5% |
| 1993 | -6.89 Percentage change | -2.2% |
| 1994 | -4.33 Percentage change | -37.1% |
| 1995 | 5.43 Percentage change | -225.3% |
| 1996 | 6.99 Percentage change | +28.8% |
| 1997 | -0.7619 Percentage change | -110.9% |
| 1998 | -1.34 Percentage change | +75.4% |
| 1999 | 2.84 Percentage change | -312.6% |
| 2000 | -4.04 Percentage change | -242.2% |
| 2001 | 1.4 Percentage change | -134.8% |
| 2002 | 7.53 Percentage change | +436.1% |
| 2003 | -1.29 Percentage change | -117.2% |
| 2004 | 2.31 Percentage change | -278.3% |
| 2005 | -0.6694 Percentage change | -129.0% |
| 2006 | 1.24 Percentage change | -284.6% |
| 2007 | -1.43 Percentage change | -215.4% |
| 2008 | -5.36 Percentage change | +275.7% |
| 2009 | -3.7 Percentage change | -31.0% |
| 2010 | 9.52 Percentage change | -357.3% |
| 2011 | -10.8 Percentage change | -213.4% |
| 2012 | -7.15 Percentage change | -33.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7078 Percentage change | -109.9% |
| 2014 | 8.19 Percentage change | +1057.7% |
| 2015 | -0.577 Percentage change | -107.0% |
| 2016 | -3.74 Percentage change | +548.7% |
| 2017 | -6.14 Percentage change | +64.0% |
| 2018 | -3.72 Percentage change | -39.4% |
| 2019 | -1.61 Percentage change | -56.9% |
| 2020 | -3.2 Percentage change | +99.6% |
| 2021 | -6.49 Percentage change | +102.7% |
| 2022 | -1.74 Percentage change | -73.2% |
| 2023 | 3.56 Percentage change | -304.5% |
| 2024 | -5.71 Percentage change | -260.6% |
| 2025 | -1.13 Percentage change | -80.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -2119.5% | 0.3489 Percentage change | -7.05 Percentage change |
| 1974 | +1914.3% | -0.4412 Percentage change | 8.01 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2 Percentage change | -13.66 Percentage change | 9.39 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.15 Percentage change | -4.53 Percentage change | 9.1 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.31 Percentage change | -1.2 Percentage change | 9.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 Percentage change | -4.57 Percentage change | 5.8 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.23 Percentage change | -7.54 Percentage change | 6.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4015 Percentage change | -5.36 Percentage change | 7.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.53 Percentage change | -10.8 Percentage change | 9.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.45 Percentage change | -6.49 Percentage change | 3.56 Percentage change | 6 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.78 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.86 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 55,960 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 88,070 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 9,470 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 5,390 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Croatia was -1.13 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 Percentage change in 2010.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.66 Percentage change in 1950.
- How does Croatia rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Croatia ranks 16th out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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