Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See
Holy See: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 4.1 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See, 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 Holy See is 4.1 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 168.2% on the previous year and up 316.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See peaked at 147 Percentage change in 1972 and was at its lowest, -14.5 Percentage change, in 1994.
That places Holy See 15th out of 191 countries 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 Holy See, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 107.38 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 118.18 Percentage change | +10.1% |
| 1952 | 94.86 Percentage change | -19.7% |
| 1953 | 98.96 Percentage change | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 83.72 Percentage change | -15.4% |
| 1955 | 94.9 Percentage change | +13.3% |
| 1956 | 118.76 Percentage change | +25.1% |
| 1957 | 79.73 Percentage change | -32.9% |
| 1958 | 86.38 Percentage change | +8.3% |
| 1959 | 121.56 Percentage change | +40.7% |
| 1960 | 116.69 Percentage change | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 78.8 Percentage change | -32.5% |
| 1962 | 98.79 Percentage change | +25.4% |
| 1963 | 92.11 Percentage change | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 107.33 Percentage change | +16.5% |
| 1965 | 119.29 Percentage change | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 128.53 Percentage change | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 101.83 Percentage change | -20.8% |
| 1968 | 122.47 Percentage change | +20.3% |
| 1969 | 97.45 Percentage change | -20.4% |
| 1970 | 100.47 Percentage change | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 132.39 Percentage change | +31.8% |
| 1972 | 147 Percentage change | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 108.32 Percentage change | -26.3% |
| 1974 | 126.59 Percentage change | +16.9% |
| 1975 | 93.86 Percentage change | -25.8% |
| 1976 | 124 Percentage change | +32.1% |
| 1977 | 115.99 Percentage change | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 118.84 Percentage change | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 115.49 Percentage change | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 112.63 Percentage change | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 3.58 Percentage change | -96.8% |
| 1982 | -0.3836 Percentage change | -110.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1716 Percentage change | -144.7% |
| 1984 | 12.78 Percentage change | +7348.9% |
| 1985 | -7.81 Percentage change | -161.1% |
| 1986 | 2.53 Percentage change | -132.3% |
| 1987 | -4.43 Percentage change | -275.2% |
| 1988 | 6.8 Percentage change | -253.7% |
| 1989 | -2.01 Percentage change | -129.5% |
| 1990 | -4.63 Percentage change | +130.5% |
| 1991 | 5.49 Percentage change | -218.7% |
| 1992 | 1.05 Percentage change | -80.9% |
| 1993 | -11.25 Percentage change | -1173.6% |
| 1994 | -14.5 Percentage change | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1611 Percentage change | -101.1% |
| 1996 | 5.67 Percentage change | +3420.8% |
| 1997 | -7.8 Percentage change | -237.5% |
| 1998 | 4.97 Percentage change | -163.8% |
| 1999 | 1.03 Percentage change | -79.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5883 Percentage change | -42.7% |
| 2001 | -1.62 Percentage change | -374.6% |
| 2002 | 4.77 Percentage change | -395.1% |
| 2003 | 0.384 Percentage change | -91.9% |
| 2004 | 6.67 Percentage change | +1635.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3256 Percentage change | -95.1% |
| 2006 | -6.67 Percentage change | -2148.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6094 Percentage change | -109.1% |
| 2008 | -2 Percentage change | -428.0% |
| 2009 | 4.14 Percentage change | -307.0% |
| 2010 | 1.38 Percentage change | -66.7% |
| 2011 | -7.96 Percentage change | -677.4% |
| 2012 | -1.65 Percentage change | -79.3% |
| 2013 | 7.98 Percentage change | -584.2% |
| 2014 | 7.25 Percentage change | -9.1% |
| 2015 | -1.9 Percentage change | -126.2% |
| 2016 | -1.64 Percentage change | -13.8% |
| 2017 | -14.02 Percentage change | +757.5% |
| 2018 | -2.32 Percentage change | -83.4% |
| 2019 | 2.25 Percentage change | -196.7% |
| 2020 | 4.31 Percentage change | +91.9% |
| 2021 | -9.17 Percentage change | -312.8% |
| 2022 | -11.28 Percentage change | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 10.92 Percentage change | -196.8% |
| 2024 | -6.02 Percentage change | -155.1% |
| 2025 | 4.1 Percentage change | -168.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +7348.9% | 0.1716 Percentage change | 12.78 Percentage change |
| 1996 | +3420.8% | 0.1611 Percentage change | 5.67 Percentage change |
| 2006 | -2148.1% | 0.3256 Percentage change | -6.67 Percentage change |
| 2004 | +1635.7% | 0.384 Percentage change | 6.67 Percentage change |
| 1993 | -1173.6% | 1.05 Percentage change | -11.25 Percentage change |
| 2017 | -757.5% | -1.64 Percentage change | -14.02 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.44 Percentage change | 79.73 Percentage change | 121.56 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 106.33 Percentage change | 78.8 Percentage change | 128.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 118.3 Percentage change | 93.86 Percentage change | 147 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.39 Percentage change | -7.81 Percentage change | 112.63 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.98 Percentage change | -14.5 Percentage change | 5.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7195 Percentage change | -6.67 Percentage change | 6.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.06 Percentage change | -14.02 Percentage change | 7.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.19 Percentage change | -11.28 Percentage change | 10.92 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Holy See
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.341 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Country area — Area 0.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3239 Percentage change (2024)
- Land area — Area 0.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 80.77 1000 USD (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Holy See was 4.1 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 Holy See?
- The highest recorded value was 147 Percentage change in 1972.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Holy See?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.5 Percentage change in 1994.
- How does Holy See rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Holy See ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Holy See?
- Over the last ten years it is up 316.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Holy See 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