Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Niederösterreich-Süd
Niederösterreich-Süd: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -1.77 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Niederösterreich-Süd, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Niederösterreich-Süd recorded -1.77 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Niederösterreich-Süd peaked at 5.24 Percentage change in 1989 and was at its lowest, -9.15 Percentage change, in 1950.
That places Niederösterreich-Süd 1395th out of 3112 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Niederösterreich-Süd, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -9.15 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -5.35 Percentage change | -41.5% |
| 1952 | -4.47 Percentage change | -16.5% |
| 1953 | -2.1 Percentage change | -53.0% |
| 1954 | -1.94 Percentage change | -7.6% |
| 1955 | 1.83 Percentage change | -194.5% |
| 1956 | -0.3232 Percentage change | -117.6% |
| 1957 | -2.02 Percentage change | +524.3% |
| 1958 | -2.66 Percentage change | +32.0% |
| 1959 | 1.69 Percentage change | -163.5% |
| 1960 | 3.29 Percentage change | +94.7% |
| 1961 | -1.06 Percentage change | -132.3% |
| 1962 | -1.57 Percentage change | +47.6% |
| 1963 | -0.1722 Percentage change | -89.0% |
| 1964 | 1.57 Percentage change | -1010.2% |
| 1965 | 2.98 Percentage change | +90.3% |
| 1966 | 2.73 Percentage change | -8.5% |
| 1967 | -0.2856 Percentage change | -110.5% |
| 1968 | -2.14 Percentage change | +650.2% |
| 1969 | -0.1352 Percentage change | -93.7% |
| 1970 | 2.29 Percentage change | -1793.9% |
| 1971 | 2.58 Percentage change | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 3.73 Percentage change | +44.4% |
| 1973 | 1.22 Percentage change | -67.4% |
| 1974 | 1.77 Percentage change | +45.4% |
| 1975 | 3.26 Percentage change | +84.3% |
| 1976 | 1.94 Percentage change | -40.3% |
| 1977 | -3.28 Percentage change | -268.5% |
| 1978 | -0.1191 Percentage change | -96.4% |
| 1979 | 1.59 Percentage change | -1432.5% |
| 1980 | 2.46 Percentage change | +55.0% |
| 1981 | -2.23 Percentage change | -190.8% |
| 1982 | 2.73 Percentage change | -222.2% |
| 1983 | -3.05 Percentage change | -211.9% |
| 1984 | -0.0624 Percentage change | -98.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0983 Percentage change | -257.4% |
| 1986 | -2.21 Percentage change | -2353.1% |
| 1987 | 2.22 Percentage change | -200.2% |
| 1988 | -0.733 Percentage change | -133.0% |
| 1989 | 5.24 Percentage change | -814.4% |
| 1990 | -4.4 Percentage change | -184.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7908 Percentage change | -118.0% |
| 1992 | -7.61 Percentage change | -1062.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4516 Percentage change | -94.1% |
| 1994 | -3.32 Percentage change | +634.5% |
| 1995 | 2.14 Percentage change | -164.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0505 Percentage change | -97.6% |
| 1997 | 3.78 Percentage change | +7388.9% |
| 1998 | 2.93 Percentage change | -22.6% |
| 1999 | 1.22 Percentage change | -58.4% |
| 2000 | -1.45 Percentage change | -219.2% |
| 2001 | -3.85 Percentage change | +164.5% |
| 2002 | 1.42 Percentage change | -136.8% |
| 2003 | -0.4885 Percentage change | -134.5% |
| 2004 | 2.17 Percentage change | -544.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3774 Percentage change | -82.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4656 Percentage change | +23.4% |
| 2007 | -0.8711 Percentage change | -287.1% |
| 2008 | -0.466 Percentage change | -46.5% |
| 2009 | 1.65 Percentage change | -453.6% |
| 2010 | 3.93 Percentage change | +138.5% |
| 2011 | -3.27 Percentage change | -183.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4394 Percentage change | -113.4% |
| 2013 | 1.45 Percentage change | +230.2% |
| 2014 | 5.04 Percentage change | +247.4% |
| 2015 | -1.9 Percentage change | -137.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9052 Percentage change | -147.6% |
| 2017 | -4 Percentage change | -541.7% |
| 2018 | -0.6812 Percentage change | -83.0% |
| 2019 | -1.41 Percentage change | +107.6% |
| 2020 | 1.73 Percentage change | -222.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 Percentage change | -40.4% |
| 2022 | 3.57 Percentage change | +246.8% |
| 2023 | -2.56 Percentage change | -171.8% |
| 2024 | -4.51 Percentage change | +76.0% |
| 2025 | -1.77 Percentage change | -60.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.45 Percentage change | -9.15 Percentage change | 1.83 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5201 Percentage change | -2.14 Percentage change | 3.29 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5 Percentage change | -3.28 Percentage change | 3.73 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4447 Percentage change | -3.05 Percentage change | 5.24 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4866 Percentage change | -7.61 Percentage change | 3.78 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.105 Percentage change | -3.85 Percentage change | 2.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0501 Percentage change | -4 Percentage change | 5.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4195 Percentage change | -4.51 Percentage change | 3.57 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Niederösterreich-Süd
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.63 Percentage change (2025)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.73 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Niederösterreich-Süd?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Niederösterreich-Süd was -1.77 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 Niederösterreich-Süd?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 Percentage change in 1989.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Niederösterreich-Süd?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.15 Percentage change in 1950.
- How does Niederösterreich-Süd rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Niederösterreich-Süd ranks 1395th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Niederösterreich-Süd?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niederösterreich-Süd 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