Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Estonia
Estonia: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 5.64 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 5.64 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 906.9% on the previous year and up 203.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Estonia peaked at 10.03 Percentage change in 1981 and was at its lowest, -11.82 Percentage change, in 2002.
That places Estonia 137th out of 3127 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 | -0.7915 Percentage change | -9.9 Percentage change | 5.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0607 Percentage change | -7.07 Percentage change | 5.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8209 Percentage change | -3.89 Percentage change | 5.81 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.27 Percentage change | -5.34 Percentage change | 10.03 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.11 Percentage change | -6.54 Percentage change | 3.62 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9768 Percentage change | -11.82 Percentage change | 4.82 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.34 Percentage change | -7.57 Percentage change | 3.57 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4226 Percentage change | -3.82 Percentage change | 5.64 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 134 Gabon -4.44 Percentage change compare
- 135 Guatemala -4.45 Percentage change compare
- 136 Serbia -4.51 Percentage change compare
- 137 Japan -4.51 Percentage change compare
- 138 Romania -4.68 Percentage change compare
- 139 Brittany -4.68 Percentage change compare
- 140 Saxony-Anhalt -4.72 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.68 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 8,476 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 2,720 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 42,730 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 45,340 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 7,150 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 22,227 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Forest 24,384 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Estonia?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Estonia was 5.64 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.03 Percentage change in 1981.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.82 Percentage change in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Estonia ranks 137th out of 3127 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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