Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in French Southern Territories
French Southern Territories: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 1.44 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in French Southern Territories, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
French Southern Territories recorded 1.44 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.5% on the previous year and up 252.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in French Southern Territories peaked at 8.23 Percentage change in 2024 and was at its lowest, -9.04 Percentage change, in 1971.
French Southern Territories ranks 36th of 191 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 French Southern Territories, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.6 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 0.3347 Percentage change | -87.1% |
| 1952 | -1.74 Percentage change | -618.4% |
| 1953 | -7.54 Percentage change | +334.8% |
| 1954 | -1.74 Percentage change | -76.9% |
| 1955 | -4.5 Percentage change | +158.1% |
| 1956 | -3.01 Percentage change | -33.0% |
| 1957 | -2.7 Percentage change | -10.5% |
| 1958 | -1.21 Percentage change | -55.0% |
| 1959 | -5.57 Percentage change | +359.2% |
| 1960 | -2.28 Percentage change | -59.1% |
| 1961 | 2.28 Percentage change | -200.0% |
| 1962 | -2.54 Percentage change | -211.4% |
| 1963 | -4.83 Percentage change | +90.1% |
| 1964 | -4.28 Percentage change | -11.2% |
| 1965 | -1.37 Percentage change | -68.0% |
| 1966 | 1.22 Percentage change | -188.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2655 Percentage change | -78.2% |
| 1968 | -2.52 Percentage change | -1049.5% |
| 1969 | 2.45 Percentage change | -197.2% |
| 1970 | 3.42 Percentage change | +39.6% |
| 1971 | -9.04 Percentage change | -364.1% |
| 1972 | -3.38 Percentage change | -62.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7847 Percentage change | -123.2% |
| 1974 | 3.71 Percentage change | +373.4% |
| 1975 | -1.51 Percentage change | -140.7% |
| 1976 | -4.83 Percentage change | +219.5% |
| 1977 | 1.5 Percentage change | -131.0% |
| 1978 | -0.976 Percentage change | -165.2% |
| 1979 | 2.13 Percentage change | -318.5% |
| 1980 | -1.85 Percentage change | -186.9% |
| 1981 | -0.988 Percentage change | -46.7% |
| 1982 | 1.05 Percentage change | -206.2% |
| 1983 | 4.21 Percentage change | +301.4% |
| 1984 | -3.02 Percentage change | -171.7% |
| 1985 | -4.33 Percentage change | +43.7% |
| 1986 | -5.25 Percentage change | +21.2% |
| 1987 | -1.59 Percentage change | -69.7% |
| 1988 | -1.47 Percentage change | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 1.28 Percentage change | -186.7% |
| 1990 | -0.0868 Percentage change | -106.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8222 Percentage change | -1047.8% |
| 1992 | -0.7586 Percentage change | -192.3% |
| 1993 | -0.3179 Percentage change | -58.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7745 Percentage change | -343.6% |
| 1995 | 2.99 Percentage change | +286.5% |
| 1996 | -0.2716 Percentage change | -109.1% |
| 1997 | 1.04 Percentage change | -483.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6309 Percentage change | -39.4% |
| 1999 | -4.65 Percentage change | -836.3% |
| 2000 | -1.55 Percentage change | -66.6% |
| 2001 | -5.17 Percentage change | +232.9% |
| 2002 | 2.39 Percentage change | -146.2% |
| 2003 | 2.05 Percentage change | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 1.32 Percentage change | -35.9% |
| 2005 | 2.27 Percentage change | +72.7% |
| 2006 | 3.42 Percentage change | +50.4% |
| 2007 | 3.03 Percentage change | -11.5% |
| 2008 | -0.5899 Percentage change | -119.5% |
| 2009 | -0.4896 Percentage change | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 3.26 Percentage change | -766.0% |
| 2011 | -4.53 Percentage change | -238.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9638 Percentage change | -121.3% |
| 2013 | -3.3 Percentage change | -442.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2666 Percentage change | -108.1% |
| 2015 | -0.9439 Percentage change | -454.0% |
| 2016 | -3.69 Percentage change | +290.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1941 Percentage change | -105.3% |
| 2018 | -0.9581 Percentage change | -593.7% |
| 2019 | -6.06 Percentage change | +532.2% |
| 2020 | 1.75 Percentage change | -128.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0786 Percentage change | -95.5% |
| 2022 | -1.5 Percentage change | -2007.0% |
| 2023 | 2.47 Percentage change | -264.5% |
| 2024 | 8.23 Percentage change | +233.8% |
| 2025 | 1.44 Percentage change | -82.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.51 Percentage change | -7.54 Percentage change | 2.6 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.16 Percentage change | -4.83 Percentage change | 2.45 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8187 Percentage change | -9.04 Percentage change | 3.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.2 Percentage change | -5.25 Percentage change | 4.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0181 Percentage change | -4.65 Percentage change | 2.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6674 Percentage change | -5.17 Percentage change | 3.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.48 Percentage change | -6.06 Percentage change | 3.26 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 Percentage change | -1.5 Percentage change | 8.23 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in French Southern Territories?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in French Southern Territories was 1.44 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 French Southern Territories?
- The highest recorded value was 8.23 Percentage change in 2024.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in French Southern Territories?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.04 Percentage change in 1971.
- How does French Southern Territories rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- French Southern Territories ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in French Southern Territories?
- Over the last ten years it is up 252.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Southern Territories 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