Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -4.3 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Kazakhstan, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Kazakhstan stood at -4.3 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 181.5% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Kazakhstan peaked at 7.38 Percentage change in 2016 and was at its lowest, -13.36 Percentage change, in 1951.
Kazakhstan ranks 112th of 191 countries 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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -9.09 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -13.36 Percentage change | +46.9% |
| 1952 | -8.12 Percentage change | -39.2% |
| 1953 | -4.38 Percentage change | -46.1% |
| 1954 | 1.34 Percentage change | -130.7% |
| 1955 | -13.36 Percentage change | -1093.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0851 Percentage change | -100.6% |
| 1957 | -6.72 Percentage change | -7997.7% |
| 1958 | 5.79 Percentage change | -186.1% |
| 1959 | 0.396 Percentage change | -93.2% |
| 1960 | 3.95 Percentage change | +896.9% |
| 1961 | -2.31 Percentage change | -158.5% |
| 1962 | -2.7 Percentage change | +17.1% |
| 1963 | 4.44 Percentage change | -264.0% |
| 1964 | 5.32 Percentage change | +19.9% |
| 1965 | 3.13 Percentage change | -41.2% |
| 1966 | -0.8496 Percentage change | -127.2% |
| 1967 | -5.61 Percentage change | +560.7% |
| 1968 | -0.0288 Percentage change | -99.5% |
| 1969 | 6.76 Percentage change | -23560.9% |
| 1970 | 2.24 Percentage change | -66.9% |
| 1971 | -0.6713 Percentage change | -130.0% |
| 1972 | 2.4 Percentage change | -457.9% |
| 1973 | 4.2 Percentage change | +75.0% |
| 1974 | -6.64 Percentage change | -257.9% |
| 1975 | -7.25 Percentage change | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3907 Percentage change | -105.4% |
| 1977 | -0.4918 Percentage change | -225.9% |
| 1978 | 2.08 Percentage change | -522.8% |
| 1979 | 6.56 Percentage change | +215.5% |
| 1980 | 3.4 Percentage change | -48.2% |
| 1981 | 7.21 Percentage change | +112.0% |
| 1982 | -1.24 Percentage change | -117.3% |
| 1983 | 2.17 Percentage change | -274.4% |
| 1984 | 3.41 Percentage change | +57.1% |
| 1985 | 3.43 Percentage change | +0.5% |
| 1986 | -2.28 Percentage change | -166.6% |
| 1987 | 5.78 Percentage change | -353.5% |
| 1988 | 3.52 Percentage change | -39.2% |
| 1989 | 4.44 Percentage change | +26.2% |
| 1990 | 4.28 Percentage change | -3.6% |
| 1991 | -4.82 Percentage change | -212.9% |
| 1992 | 5.67 Percentage change | -217.4% |
| 1993 | 6.64 Percentage change | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6678 Percentage change | -89.9% |
| 1995 | -3.22 Percentage change | -581.8% |
| 1996 | -2.62 Percentage change | -18.5% |
| 1997 | -5.34 Percentage change | +103.6% |
| 1998 | -5.98 Percentage change | +12.1% |
| 1999 | -2.42 Percentage change | -59.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1872 Percentage change | -107.7% |
| 2001 | -0.2484 Percentage change | -232.7% |
| 2002 | 5.06 Percentage change | -2138.8% |
| 2003 | 2.67 Percentage change | -47.2% |
| 2004 | -0.8257 Percentage change | -130.9% |
| 2005 | -1.7 Percentage change | +105.4% |
| 2006 | -4.42 Percentage change | +160.8% |
| 2007 | -4.42 Percentage change | -0.1% |
| 2008 | -8.43 Percentage change | +91.0% |
| 2009 | -2.55 Percentage change | -69.8% |
| 2010 | -4.6 Percentage change | +80.2% |
| 2011 | -5.72 Percentage change | +24.5% |
| 2012 | -7.1 Percentage change | +24.1% |
| 2013 | -3.33 Percentage change | -53.0% |
| 2014 | -0.308 Percentage change | -90.8% |
| 2015 | -2.92 Percentage change | +847.2% |
| 2016 | 7.38 Percentage change | -353.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0162 Percentage change | -100.2% |
| 2018 | 2.83 Percentage change | -17525.7% |
| 2019 | -2.66 Percentage change | -194.2% |
| 2020 | -9.42 Percentage change | +253.7% |
| 2021 | -9.38 Percentage change | -0.5% |
| 2022 | -3.36 Percentage change | -64.2% |
| 2023 | -0.3005 Percentage change | -91.1% |
| 2024 | 5.27 Percentage change | -1854.1% |
| 2025 | -4.3 Percentage change | -181.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's -4.3 Percentage change is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.73 Percentage change, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's -4.3 Percentage change is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1.76 Percentage change, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +23560.9% | -0.0288 Percentage change | 6.76 Percentage change |
| 2018 | +17525.7% | -0.0162 Percentage change | 2.83 Percentage change |
| 1957 | -7997.7% | 0.0851 Percentage change | -6.72 Percentage change |
| 2002 | +2138.8% | -0.2484 Percentage change | 5.06 Percentage change |
| 2024 | +1854.1% | -0.3005 Percentage change | 5.27 Percentage change |
| 1955 | -1093.3% | 1.34 Percentage change | -13.36 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -4.74 Percentage change | -13.36 Percentage change | 5.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.21 Percentage change | -5.61 Percentage change | 6.76 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2821 Percentage change | -7.25 Percentage change | 6.56 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.98 Percentage change | -2.28 Percentage change | 7.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7157 Percentage change | -5.98 Percentage change | 6.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.47 Percentage change | -8.43 Percentage change | 5.06 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.64 Percentage change | -7.1 Percentage change | 7.38 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.58 Percentage change | -9.42 Percentage change | 5.27 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 18.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Kazakhstan?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Kazakhstan was -4.3 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.38 Percentage change in 2016.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.36 Percentage change in 1951.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Kazakhstan ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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