Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Italy
Italy: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 2.04 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Italy, 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 Italy is 2.04 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 217.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Italy peaked at 13.32 Percentage change in 1972 and was at its lowest, -7.42 Percentage change, in 2017.
That places Italy 34th out of 232 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 0.502 Percentage change | -4.88 Percentage change | 6.77 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.91 Percentage change | -6.53 Percentage change | 8.26 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.91 Percentage change | 0.4476 Percentage change | 13.32 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5792 Percentage change | -3.59 Percentage change | 4.11 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.06 Percentage change | -5.98 Percentage change | 5.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2549 Percentage change | -2.56 Percentage change | 3.41 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 Percentage change | -7.42 Percentage change | 7.26 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4338 Percentage change | -2.99 Percentage change | 2.41 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 31 Northern Ireland 2.21 Percentage change compare
- 32 North Macedonia 2.21 Percentage change compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.19 Percentage change compare
- 35 Papua New Guinea 1.56 Percentage change compare
- 36 French Guiana 1.45 Percentage change compare
- 37 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 1.44 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -5.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0007 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.775 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3373 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0018 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Italy?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Italy was 2.04 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13.32 Percentage change in 1972.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.42 Percentage change in 2017.
- How does Italy rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Italy ranks 34th out of 232 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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