Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Novara
Novara: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.7943 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Novara, 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 Novara is 0.7943 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.5% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Novara peaked at 18.95 Percentage change in 1972 and was at its lowest, -10.2 Percentage change, in 1997.
Novara ranks 726th of 3112 regions on this measure, in the top 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 Novara, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2284 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 18.13 Percentage change | +7840.7% |
| 1952 | 6.82 Percentage change | -62.4% |
| 1953 | 7.24 Percentage change | +6.1% |
| 1954 | 14.27 Percentage change | +97.2% |
| 1955 | 7.78 Percentage change | -45.5% |
| 1956 | 10.64 Percentage change | +36.8% |
| 1957 | 8.26 Percentage change | -22.3% |
| 1958 | 5.71 Percentage change | -30.9% |
| 1959 | 15.9 Percentage change | +178.3% |
| 1960 | 10.48 Percentage change | -34.1% |
| 1961 | 4.92 Percentage change | -53.0% |
| 1962 | 3.41 Percentage change | -30.7% |
| 1963 | 13.71 Percentage change | +301.8% |
| 1964 | 9.99 Percentage change | -27.1% |
| 1965 | 11.82 Percentage change | +18.4% |
| 1966 | 11.46 Percentage change | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 10.99 Percentage change | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 14.59 Percentage change | +32.8% |
| 1969 | 10.99 Percentage change | -24.7% |
| 1970 | 11.94 Percentage change | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 10.68 Percentage change | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 18.95 Percentage change | +77.5% |
| 1973 | 9.38 Percentage change | -50.5% |
| 1974 | 15.11 Percentage change | +61.1% |
| 1975 | 11.01 Percentage change | -27.1% |
| 1976 | 8.95 Percentage change | -18.7% |
| 1977 | 18.08 Percentage change | +102.0% |
| 1978 | 11.26 Percentage change | -37.7% |
| 1979 | 9.69 Percentage change | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 6.78 Percentage change | -30.0% |
| 1981 | 2.54 Percentage change | -62.6% |
| 1982 | 6.8 Percentage change | +167.7% |
| 1983 | -0.2274 Percentage change | -103.3% |
| 1984 | 2.69 Percentage change | -1284.9% |
| 1985 | -3.13 Percentage change | -216.1% |
| 1986 | -1.66 Percentage change | -47.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2104 Percentage change | -112.7% |
| 1988 | 4.5 Percentage change | +2040.0% |
| 1989 | -8.6 Percentage change | -291.0% |
| 1990 | -0.8967 Percentage change | -89.6% |
| 1991 | -2.08 Percentage change | +131.7% |
| 1992 | 5.25 Percentage change | -352.5% |
| 1993 | 4.06 Percentage change | -22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1151 Percentage change | -97.2% |
| 1995 | -2.97 Percentage change | -2685.2% |
| 1996 | 1.41 Percentage change | -147.6% |
| 1997 | -10.2 Percentage change | -821.3% |
| 1998 | 1.44 Percentage change | -114.1% |
| 1999 | 1.99 Percentage change | +38.2% |
| 2000 | 5.7 Percentage change | +187.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8293 Percentage change | -85.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3245 Percentage change | -60.9% |
| 2003 | -3.2 Percentage change | -1086.8% |
| 2004 | -4.37 Percentage change | +36.4% |
| 2005 | -1.56 Percentage change | -64.3% |
| 2006 | -2.62 Percentage change | +68.2% |
| 2007 | -0.824 Percentage change | -68.5% |
| 2008 | 2.38 Percentage change | -389.1% |
| 2009 | -1.51 Percentage change | -163.4% |
| 2010 | 3.59 Percentage change | -338.0% |
| 2011 | -3.11 Percentage change | -186.5% |
| 2012 | -0.0915 Percentage change | -97.1% |
| 2013 | 7.28 Percentage change | -8056.9% |
| 2014 | 9.38 Percentage change | +28.8% |
| 2015 | 1.15 Percentage change | -87.7% |
| 2016 | 5.33 Percentage change | +362.0% |
| 2017 | -4.14 Percentage change | -177.7% |
| 2018 | 4.12 Percentage change | -199.5% |
| 2019 | -5.13 Percentage change | -224.5% |
| 2020 | -0.4978 Percentage change | -90.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9009 Percentage change | -281.0% |
| 2022 | -3.84 Percentage change | -526.8% |
| 2023 | 4.68 Percentage change | -221.7% |
| 2024 | 5.48 Percentage change | +17.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7943 Percentage change | -85.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Novara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +8056.9% | -0.0915 Percentage change | 7.28 Percentage change |
| 1951 | +7840.7% | 0.2284 Percentage change | 18.13 Percentage change |
| 1995 | -2685.2% | 0.1151 Percentage change | -2.97 Percentage change |
| 1988 | +2040.0% | 0.2104 Percentage change | 4.5 Percentage change |
| 1984 | +1284.9% | -0.2274 Percentage change | 2.69 Percentage change |
| 2003 | -1086.8% | 0.3245 Percentage change | -3.2 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.5 Percentage change | 0.2284 Percentage change | 18.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.24 Percentage change | 3.41 Percentage change | 14.59 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.5 Percentage change | 8.95 Percentage change | 18.95 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9918 Percentage change | -8.6 Percentage change | 6.8 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.189 Percentage change | -10.2 Percentage change | 5.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4837 Percentage change | -4.37 Percentage change | 5.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 Percentage change | -5.13 Percentage change | 9.38 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 Percentage change | -3.84 Percentage change | 5.48 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Novara
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.36 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 15.5 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 31.61 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 9.43 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 21.99 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 20.74 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -0.5312 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Novara?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Novara was 0.7943 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 Novara?
- The highest recorded value was 18.95 Percentage change in 1972.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Novara?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.2 Percentage change in 1997.
- How does Novara rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Novara ranks 726th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Novara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Novara 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