Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Mediterranean region - East
Mediterranean region - East: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.96 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Mediterranean region - East, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Mediterranean region - East recorded -5.96 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 194.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Mediterranean region - East peaked at 13.4 Percentage change in 1988 and was at its lowest, -13.26 Percentage change, in 1962.
Mediterranean region - East ranks 2400th of 3112 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Mediterranean region - East, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -4.55 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 4.34 Percentage change | -195.4% |
| 1952 | 1.27 Percentage change | -70.7% |
| 1953 | -4.58 Percentage change | -460.3% |
| 1954 | -2.14 Percentage change | -53.3% |
| 1955 | -0.9255 Percentage change | -56.7% |
| 1956 | -7.8 Percentage change | +742.5% |
| 1957 | -1.4 Percentage change | -82.1% |
| 1958 | -7.44 Percentage change | +433.6% |
| 1959 | -0.5422 Percentage change | -92.7% |
| 1960 | -5.64 Percentage change | +940.6% |
| 1961 | -6.35 Percentage change | +12.5% |
| 1962 | -13.26 Percentage change | +109.0% |
| 1963 | 10.9 Percentage change | -182.1% |
| 1964 | -8.51 Percentage change | -178.1% |
| 1965 | -1.79 Percentage change | -79.0% |
| 1966 | -4.96 Percentage change | +176.9% |
| 1967 | 3.52 Percentage change | -171.0% |
| 1968 | 5.73 Percentage change | +62.9% |
| 1969 | 4.84 Percentage change | -15.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0439 Percentage change | -99.1% |
| 1971 | 1.91 Percentage change | +4257.9% |
| 1972 | 13.11 Percentage change | +585.8% |
| 1973 | -3.79 Percentage change | -128.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9162 Percentage change | -124.2% |
| 1975 | -1.96 Percentage change | -314.0% |
| 1976 | 6.29 Percentage change | -420.9% |
| 1977 | -5.22 Percentage change | -183.0% |
| 1978 | 5.21 Percentage change | -199.8% |
| 1979 | 2.82 Percentage change | -45.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6641 Percentage change | -76.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2979 Percentage change | -55.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8549 Percentage change | +187.0% |
| 1983 | -0.2722 Percentage change | -131.8% |
| 1984 | -6.18 Percentage change | +2168.4% |
| 1985 | 1.45 Percentage change | -123.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3939 Percentage change | -72.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6785 Percentage change | +72.3% |
| 1988 | 13.4 Percentage change | +1874.9% |
| 1989 | -6.11 Percentage change | -145.6% |
| 1990 | -4.95 Percentage change | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 3.91 Percentage change | -178.9% |
| 1992 | -0.4595 Percentage change | -111.8% |
| 1993 | -5.36 Percentage change | +1065.5% |
| 1994 | 1.11 Percentage change | -120.8% |
| 1995 | 4.44 Percentage change | +298.6% |
| 1996 | 4.31 Percentage change | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 6.98 Percentage change | +61.9% |
| 1998 | 7.24 Percentage change | +3.7% |
| 1999 | -4.83 Percentage change | -166.7% |
| 2000 | 2.01 Percentage change | -141.6% |
| 2001 | -7.54 Percentage change | -475.6% |
| 2002 | -5.25 Percentage change | -30.4% |
| 2003 | 3.65 Percentage change | -169.6% |
| 2004 | -7.57 Percentage change | -307.3% |
| 2005 | 3.4 Percentage change | -145.0% |
| 2006 | 1.75 Percentage change | -48.7% |
| 2007 | -3.52 Percentage change | -301.2% |
| 2008 | -2.13 Percentage change | -39.3% |
| 2009 | -0.7468 Percentage change | -65.0% |
| 2010 | -0.9602 Percentage change | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 3.02 Percentage change | -414.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4531 Percentage change | -85.0% |
| 2013 | -6.59 Percentage change | -1554.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8223 Percentage change | -112.5% |
| 2015 | 6.32 Percentage change | +668.7% |
| 2016 | -7.87 Percentage change | -224.4% |
| 2017 | -1.46 Percentage change | -81.5% |
| 2018 | 4.28 Percentage change | -394.1% |
| 2019 | -0.0836 Percentage change | -102.0% |
| 2020 | -3.93 Percentage change | +4603.3% |
| 2021 | -11.64 Percentage change | +196.2% |
| 2022 | -4.49 Percentage change | -61.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3668 Percentage change | -108.2% |
| 2024 | -5.25 Percentage change | -1530.8% |
| 2025 | -5.96 Percentage change | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.38 Percentage change | -7.8 Percentage change | 4.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.55 Percentage change | -13.26 Percentage change | 10.9 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 Percentage change | -5.22 Percentage change | 13.11 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5176 Percentage change | -6.18 Percentage change | 13.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 Percentage change | -5.36 Percentage change | 7.24 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.6 Percentage change | -7.57 Percentage change | 3.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2059 Percentage change | -7.87 Percentage change | 6.32 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.15 Percentage change | -11.64 Percentage change | 0.3668 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Mediterranean region - East
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.02 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.87 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2,367 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 657.49 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 208.93 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Mediterranean region - East?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Mediterranean region - East was -5.96 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 Mediterranean region - East?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 Percentage change in 1988.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Mediterranean region - East?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.26 Percentage change in 1962.
- How does Mediterranean region - East rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Mediterranean region - East ranks 2400th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Mediterranean region - East?
- Over the last ten years it is down 194.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mediterranean region - East 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