Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -1.54 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur recorded -1.54 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of down 258.0% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur peaked at 18.57 Percentage change in 1977 and was at its lowest, -10.92 Percentage change, in 1989.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ranks 1327th of 3112 regions on this measure, 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -6.03 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 4.28 Percentage change | -171.0% |
| 1952 | 0.1047 Percentage change | -97.6% |
| 1953 | -2.43 Percentage change | -2425.0% |
| 1954 | -1.58 Percentage change | -34.9% |
| 1955 | -0.5294 Percentage change | -66.6% |
| 1956 | -0.4671 Percentage change | -11.8% |
| 1957 | -5.17 Percentage change | +1007.6% |
| 1958 | -4.58 Percentage change | -11.5% |
| 1959 | 3.94 Percentage change | -186.0% |
| 1960 | 5.01 Percentage change | +27.4% |
| 1961 | 0.4724 Percentage change | -90.6% |
| 1962 | -3.55 Percentage change | -852.1% |
| 1963 | 9.78 Percentage change | -375.2% |
| 1964 | 2.58 Percentage change | -73.6% |
| 1965 | 2.17 Percentage change | -16.2% |
| 1966 | 4.63 Percentage change | +113.8% |
| 1967 | -3.86 Percentage change | -183.3% |
| 1968 | 6.19 Percentage change | -260.4% |
| 1969 | 4.8 Percentage change | -22.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0842 Percentage change | -98.2% |
| 1971 | 3.21 Percentage change | +3717.8% |
| 1972 | 9.38 Percentage change | +191.8% |
| 1973 | 2.78 Percentage change | -70.4% |
| 1974 | 9.95 Percentage change | +258.4% |
| 1975 | 3.45 Percentage change | -65.4% |
| 1976 | 9.25 Percentage change | +168.5% |
| 1977 | 18.57 Percentage change | +100.7% |
| 1978 | -2.18 Percentage change | -111.8% |
| 1979 | -0.3194 Percentage change | -85.4% |
| 1980 | 3.42 Percentage change | -1170.6% |
| 1981 | 4.31 Percentage change | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 6.51 Percentage change | +51.0% |
| 1983 | 6.61 Percentage change | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.7 Percentage change | -28.8% |
| 1985 | -8.23 Percentage change | -275.1% |
| 1986 | -2.77 Percentage change | -66.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3113 Percentage change | -111.3% |
| 1988 | 2.6 Percentage change | +734.2% |
| 1989 | -10.92 Percentage change | -520.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9385 Percentage change | -108.6% |
| 1991 | 1.39 Percentage change | +48.3% |
| 1992 | 6.51 Percentage change | +367.6% |
| 1993 | 5.5 Percentage change | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 3.07 Percentage change | -44.1% |
| 1995 | 4.28 Percentage change | +39.3% |
| 1996 | 3.96 Percentage change | -7.6% |
| 1997 | -6.78 Percentage change | -271.4% |
| 1998 | -1.42 Percentage change | -79.1% |
| 1999 | 3.47 Percentage change | -344.8% |
| 2000 | 2.4 Percentage change | -30.9% |
| 2001 | -1.62 Percentage change | -167.6% |
| 2002 | -3.7 Percentage change | +127.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2295 Percentage change | -106.2% |
| 2004 | -3.93 Percentage change | -1812.0% |
| 2005 | -7.28 Percentage change | +85.4% |
| 2006 | -5.26 Percentage change | -27.8% |
| 2007 | -5.32 Percentage change | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0652 Percentage change | -101.2% |
| 2009 | -0.9785 Percentage change | -1601.9% |
| 2010 | 1.33 Percentage change | -236.4% |
| 2011 | -2.2 Percentage change | -264.6% |
| 2012 | -0.5806 Percentage change | -73.6% |
| 2013 | 5.45 Percentage change | -1039.0% |
| 2014 | 4.75 Percentage change | -12.9% |
| 2015 | -4.18 Percentage change | -188.0% |
| 2016 | -3.16 Percentage change | -24.4% |
| 2017 | -10.42 Percentage change | +229.8% |
| 2018 | 3.69 Percentage change | -135.4% |
| 2019 | -3.16 Percentage change | -185.5% |
| 2020 | -2.51 Percentage change | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6539 Percentage change | -126.1% |
| 2022 | -3.86 Percentage change | -690.4% |
| 2023 | 3.51 Percentage change | -191.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9731 Percentage change | -72.3% |
| 2025 | -1.54 Percentage change | -258.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.25 Percentage change | -6.03 Percentage change | 4.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.82 Percentage change | -3.86 Percentage change | 9.78 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.42 Percentage change | -2.18 Percentage change | 18.57 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6545 Percentage change | -10.92 Percentage change | 6.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 Percentage change | -6.78 Percentage change | 6.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.54 Percentage change | -7.28 Percentage change | 2.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8467 Percentage change | -10.42 Percentage change | 5.45 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4612 Percentage change | -3.86 Percentage change | 3.51 Percentage change | 6 |
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- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 9.81 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 40 Kilometre (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 3,820 Square kilometres (2022)
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- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 810.99 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur was -1.54 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur?
- The highest recorded value was 18.57 Percentage change in 1977.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.92 Percentage change in 1989.
- How does Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ranks 1327th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 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