Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Piura
Piura: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 6.81 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Piura, 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 Piura stood at 6.81 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 228.2% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Piura peaked at 29.81 Percentage change in 1983 and was at its lowest, -15.86 Percentage change, in 1954.
Piura ranks 93rd of 3112 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | -5.15 Percentage change | -15.86 Percentage change | 6.74 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -7.4 Percentage change | -14.69 Percentage change | 2.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9896 Percentage change | -9.02 Percentage change | 7.73 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1393 Percentage change | -11.43 Percentage change | 29.81 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.45 Percentage change | -10.83 Percentage change | 21.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.22 Percentage change | -13.68 Percentage change | 8.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.2 Percentage change | -8.52 Percentage change | 11.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.74 Percentage change | -7.58 Percentage change | 6.81 Percentage change | 6 |
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- 94 Namibia -2.99 Percentage change compare
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More environment data for Piura
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.29 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.31 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 13.46 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 6,141 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 481.08 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 18.83 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Piura?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Piura was 6.81 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 Piura?
- The highest recorded value was 29.81 Percentage change in 1983.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Piura?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.86 Percentage change in 1954.
- How does Piura rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Piura ranks 93rd out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Piura?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Piura 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