Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties
International Programme for Action on Climate Parties: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -2.51 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
International Programme for Action on Climate Parties recorded -2.51 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties peaked at 2.44 Percentage change in 1973 and was at its lowest, -3.98 Percentage change, in 2023.
International Programme for Action on Climate Parties ranks 1626th of 3112 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 International Programme for Action on Climate Parties, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -1.47 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -1.68 Percentage change | +14.5% |
| 1952 | -2.57 Percentage change | +52.7% |
| 1953 | -1.56 Percentage change | -39.2% |
| 1954 | -1.27 Percentage change | -18.9% |
| 1955 | -0.4936 Percentage change | -61.0% |
| 1956 | -0.0335 Percentage change | -93.2% |
| 1957 | -1.38 Percentage change | +4011.5% |
| 1958 | -0.5627 Percentage change | -59.1% |
| 1959 | -1.35 Percentage change | +140.8% |
| 1960 | -2.08 Percentage change | +53.3% |
| 1961 | -3.25 Percentage change | +56.6% |
| 1962 | -1.77 Percentage change | -45.7% |
| 1963 | -1.6 Percentage change | -9.4% |
| 1964 | -0.401 Percentage change | -74.9% |
| 1965 | -2.86 Percentage change | +612.8% |
| 1966 | -1.94 Percentage change | -32.2% |
| 1967 | -1.04 Percentage change | -46.4% |
| 1968 | -0.5537 Percentage change | -46.7% |
| 1969 | -2.89 Percentage change | +422.7% |
| 1970 | -1.53 Percentage change | -47.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4313 Percentage change | -128.2% |
| 1972 | -0.3775 Percentage change | -187.5% |
| 1973 | 2.44 Percentage change | -745.3% |
| 1974 | 1.99 Percentage change | -18.4% |
| 1975 | 1.59 Percentage change | -20.0% |
| 1976 | -0.1245 Percentage change | -107.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1265 Percentage change | -201.6% |
| 1978 | 1.61 Percentage change | +1176.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2244 Percentage change | -86.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2242 Percentage change | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.38 Percentage change | +515.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7251 Percentage change | -47.4% |
| 1983 | 1.83 Percentage change | +152.4% |
| 1984 | 1.76 Percentage change | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.67 Percentage change | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.52 Percentage change | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7513 Percentage change | -50.6% |
| 1988 | -0.1738 Percentage change | -123.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0824 Percentage change | -147.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1817 Percentage change | +120.4% |
| 1991 | -0.6121 Percentage change | -436.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6933 Percentage change | -213.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8229 Percentage change | +18.7% |
| 1994 | -1.41 Percentage change | -270.8% |
| 1995 | -0.2442 Percentage change | -82.6% |
| 1996 | 1.31 Percentage change | -637.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6192 Percentage change | -52.8% |
| 1998 | 1.14 Percentage change | +84.0% |
| 1999 | -0.3244 Percentage change | -128.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6018 Percentage change | -285.5% |
| 2001 | -0.2325 Percentage change | -138.6% |
| 2002 | -2.23 Percentage change | +859.7% |
| 2003 | -0.651 Percentage change | -70.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0246 Percentage change | -96.2% |
| 2005 | -1.14 Percentage change | +4513.8% |
| 2006 | -1.65 Percentage change | +45.1% |
| 2007 | -2.51 Percentage change | +52.2% |
| 2008 | -1.94 Percentage change | -22.5% |
| 2009 | -2.22 Percentage change | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2751 Percentage change | -112.4% |
| 2011 | -1.91 Percentage change | -793.9% |
| 2012 | -2.83 Percentage change | +48.1% |
| 2013 | -1.07 Percentage change | -62.3% |
| 2014 | -1.65 Percentage change | +54.7% |
| 2015 | -1.61 Percentage change | -2.5% |
| 2016 | -0.554 Percentage change | -65.6% |
| 2017 | -1.27 Percentage change | +128.8% |
| 2018 | -2.15 Percentage change | +69.9% |
| 2019 | -3.02 Percentage change | +40.1% |
| 2020 | -2.35 Percentage change | -22.0% |
| 2021 | -2.15 Percentage change | -8.5% |
| 2022 | -1.96 Percentage change | -9.0% |
| 2023 | -3.98 Percentage change | +102.9% |
| 2024 | -2.6 Percentage change | -34.8% |
| 2025 | -2.51 Percentage change | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.24 Percentage change | -2.57 Percentage change | -0.0335 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.84 Percentage change | -3.25 Percentage change | -0.401 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6383 Percentage change | -1.53 Percentage change | 2.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9768 Percentage change | -0.1738 Percentage change | 1.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2182 Percentage change | -1.41 Percentage change | 1.31 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.2 Percentage change | -2.51 Percentage change | 0.6018 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.58 Percentage change | -3.02 Percentage change | 0.2751 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.59 Percentage change | -3.98 Percentage change | -1.96 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties was -2.51 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 International Programme for Action on Climate Parties?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 Percentage change in 1973.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.98 Percentage change in 2023.
- How does International Programme for Action on Climate Parties rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- International Programme for Action on Climate Parties ranks 1626th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in International Programme for Action on Climate Parties?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this International Programme for Action on Climate Parties 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