Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Lower Austria
Lower Austria: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -3.65 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Lower Austria, 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 Lower Austria stood at -3.65 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Lower Austria peaked at 7.31 Percentage change in 1966 and was at its lowest, -11.42 Percentage change, in 1950.
That places Lower Austria 1928th out of 3127 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | -3.83 Percentage change | -11.42 Percentage change | 1.32 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.92 Percentage change | -2.86 Percentage change | 7.31 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.24 Percentage change | -2.16 Percentage change | 6.23 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.288 Percentage change | -4.98 Percentage change | 4.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.526 Percentage change | -8.89 Percentage change | 4.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0059 Percentage change | -2.9 Percentage change | 3.29 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7235 Percentage change | -5.81 Percentage change | 6.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8657 Percentage change | -3.65 Percentage change | 2.37 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Lower Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4728 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.74 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 850.41 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 389.34 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 318.22 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Lower Austria?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Lower Austria was -3.65 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 Lower Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.31 Percentage change in 1966.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Lower Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.42 Percentage change in 1950.
- How does Lower Austria rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Lower Austria ranks 1928th out of 3127 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Lower Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower Austria 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