Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Ferrara
Ferrara: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 13.35 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Ferrara, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Ferrara recorded 13.35 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 130.8% on the previous year and up 535.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ferrara peaked at 20.65 Percentage change in 1972 and was at its lowest, -10.71 Percentage change, in 1958.
That places Ferrara 20th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.95 Percentage change | -10.71 Percentage change | 11.84 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.28 Percentage change | -4 Percentage change | 17.09 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.98 Percentage change | 3.7 Percentage change | 20.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 Percentage change | -4.61 Percentage change | 9.47 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.29 Percentage change | -10.47 Percentage change | 8.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8599 Percentage change | -4.58 Percentage change | 7.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 Percentage change | -7.48 Percentage change | 18.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6605 Percentage change | -8.18 Percentage change | 13.35 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ferrara
- 17 Iceland 3.89 Percentage change compare
- 18 Nicaragua 3.64 Percentage change compare
- 19 Faroe Islands 3.37 Percentage change compare
- 20 Greece 3.36 Percentage change compare
- 21 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 3.16 Percentage change compare
- 22 Martinique 3.12 Percentage change compare
- 23 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 3.08 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Ferrara
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 13.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 13.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 43.39 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 39.1 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 34.05 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 9.64 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 23.22 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 19.16 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -0.2899 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ferrara?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Ferrara was 13.35 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 Ferrara?
- The highest recorded value was 20.65 Percentage change in 1972.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Ferrara?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.71 Percentage change in 1958.
- How does Ferrara rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Ferrara ranks 20th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Ferrara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 535.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ferrara 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