Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg
Federal City of Saint Petersburg: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 5.11 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg, 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 Federal City of Saint Petersburg is 5.11 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1,717.3% on the previous year and up 228.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg peaked at 8.97 Percentage change in 1974 and was at its lowest, -9.28 Percentage change, in 1951.
That places Federal City of Saint Petersburg 167th out of 3112 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.93 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -9.28 Percentage change | -233.9% |
| 1952 | 2.8 Percentage change | -130.2% |
| 1953 | 2.76 Percentage change | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 2.17 Percentage change | -21.2% |
| 1955 | -7.97 Percentage change | -466.9% |
| 1956 | -3.67 Percentage change | -53.9% |
| 1957 | 5.86 Percentage change | -259.5% |
| 1958 | 3 Percentage change | -48.9% |
| 1959 | -0.5663 Percentage change | -118.9% |
| 1960 | -2.57 Percentage change | +354.5% |
| 1961 | 3.93 Percentage change | -252.7% |
| 1962 | 6.25 Percentage change | +59.0% |
| 1963 | -5.63 Percentage change | -190.1% |
| 1964 | -2.73 Percentage change | -51.5% |
| 1965 | 4.1 Percentage change | -250.0% |
| 1966 | 5.74 Percentage change | +40.1% |
| 1967 | -2.37 Percentage change | -141.4% |
| 1968 | 2.21 Percentage change | -193.0% |
| 1969 | -3.67 Percentage change | -266.2% |
| 1970 | -5.14 Percentage change | +40.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0433 Percentage change | -100.8% |
| 1972 | -1.78 Percentage change | -4213.7% |
| 1973 | -0.4396 Percentage change | -75.3% |
| 1974 | 8.97 Percentage change | -2140.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8392 Percentage change | -90.6% |
| 1976 | 5.21 Percentage change | +520.7% |
| 1977 | 3.09 Percentage change | -40.6% |
| 1978 | -2.76 Percentage change | -189.4% |
| 1979 | 4.5 Percentage change | -263.0% |
| 1980 | -0.4081 Percentage change | -109.1% |
| 1981 | 7.13 Percentage change | -1846.2% |
| 1982 | -0.6723 Percentage change | -109.4% |
| 1983 | 2.65 Percentage change | -494.3% |
| 1984 | 1.89 Percentage change | -28.8% |
| 1985 | 5.11 Percentage change | +170.7% |
| 1986 | -0.4722 Percentage change | -109.2% |
| 1987 | 5.53 Percentage change | -1271.0% |
| 1988 | 5.18 Percentage change | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 2.29 Percentage change | -55.8% |
| 1990 | -1.41 Percentage change | -161.8% |
| 1991 | 2.34 Percentage change | -265.7% |
| 1992 | -6.83 Percentage change | -391.2% |
| 1993 | -5.33 Percentage change | -21.9% |
| 1994 | -1.29 Percentage change | -75.7% |
| 1995 | -1.78 Percentage change | +37.2% |
| 1996 | -5.95 Percentage change | +234.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4841 Percentage change | -108.1% |
| 1998 | 5.62 Percentage change | +1060.3% |
| 1999 | -5.08 Percentage change | -190.4% |
| 2000 | 5.89 Percentage change | -215.9% |
| 2001 | -5.63 Percentage change | -195.7% |
| 2002 | -7.48 Percentage change | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 1.09 Percentage change | -114.6% |
| 2004 | 5.46 Percentage change | +399.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4929 Percentage change | -91.0% |
| 2006 | -5.52 Percentage change | -1220.6% |
| 2007 | -0.2232 Percentage change | -96.0% |
| 2008 | 1.39 Percentage change | -722.9% |
| 2009 | 1.11 Percentage change | -20.1% |
| 2010 | -5.98 Percentage change | -637.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7795 Percentage change | -113.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5546 Percentage change | -28.9% |
| 2013 | -2.67 Percentage change | -582.3% |
| 2014 | -0.8078 Percentage change | -69.8% |
| 2015 | 1.56 Percentage change | -292.5% |
| 2016 | 7.07 Percentage change | +354.4% |
| 2017 | 7.19 Percentage change | +1.8% |
| 2018 | -5.99 Percentage change | -183.4% |
| 2019 | -7.64 Percentage change | +27.5% |
| 2020 | -1.01 Percentage change | -86.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4522 Percentage change | -144.7% |
| 2022 | -1.02 Percentage change | -326.5% |
| 2023 | -1.31 Percentage change | +28.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2809 Percentage change | -121.4% |
| 2025 | 5.11 Percentage change | +1717.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -4213.7% | 0.0433 Percentage change | -1.78 Percentage change |
| 1974 | +2140.5% | -0.4396 Percentage change | 8.97 Percentage change |
| 1981 | +1846.2% | -0.4081 Percentage change | 7.13 Percentage change |
| 2025 | +1717.3% | 0.2809 Percentage change | 5.11 Percentage change |
| 1987 | +1271.0% | -0.4722 Percentage change | 5.53 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2027 Percentage change | -9.28 Percentage change | 6.93 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5241 Percentage change | -5.63 Percentage change | 6.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.25 Percentage change | -5.14 Percentage change | 8.97 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.82 Percentage change | -0.6723 Percentage change | 7.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.92 Percentage change | -6.83 Percentage change | 5.62 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.343 Percentage change | -7.48 Percentage change | 5.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5954 Percentage change | -7.64 Percentage change | 7.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4154 Percentage change | -1.31 Percentage change | 5.11 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Federal City of Saint Petersburg
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5032 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.06 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 32.01 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1.48 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 78.15 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 150.08 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Federal City of Saint Petersburg was 5.11 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 Federal City of Saint Petersburg?
- The highest recorded value was 8.97 Percentage change in 1974.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Federal City of Saint Petersburg?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.28 Percentage change in 1951.
- How does Federal City of Saint Petersburg rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Federal City of Saint Petersburg ranks 167th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Federal City of Saint Petersburg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Federal City of Saint Petersburg 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