Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -3.4 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 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 Pyrénées-Atlantiques stood at -3.4 Percentage change.
That represents a change of down 181.0% on the previous year and down 511.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Pyrénées-Atlantiques peaked at 6.4 Percentage change in 1981 and was at its lowest, -7.14 Percentage change, in 1989.
Pyrénées-Atlantiques ranks 1851st 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 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -2.39 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 3.82 Percentage change | -259.9% |
| 1952 | -0.6214 Percentage change | -116.3% |
| 1953 | -4.69 Percentage change | +655.1% |
| 1954 | -1.56 Percentage change | -66.7% |
| 1955 | -5.63 Percentage change | +260.6% |
| 1956 | 6.37 Percentage change | -213.2% |
| 1957 | -3.39 Percentage change | -153.2% |
| 1958 | 4.02 Percentage change | -218.6% |
| 1959 | 2.24 Percentage change | -44.4% |
| 1960 | 0.319 Percentage change | -85.7% |
| 1961 | -1.89 Percentage change | -691.4% |
| 1962 | -4.94 Percentage change | +162.0% |
| 1963 | 2.4 Percentage change | -148.6% |
| 1964 | -5.05 Percentage change | -310.1% |
| 1965 | 3.36 Percentage change | -166.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9669 Percentage change | -71.2% |
| 1967 | 1.02 Percentage change | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 4.97 Percentage change | +386.2% |
| 1969 | 3.96 Percentage change | -20.4% |
| 1970 | -0.416 Percentage change | -110.5% |
| 1971 | 5.47 Percentage change | -1414.5% |
| 1972 | 3.77 Percentage change | -31.0% |
| 1973 | 5.31 Percentage change | +40.9% |
| 1974 | 5.71 Percentage change | +7.5% |
| 1975 | -0.0382 Percentage change | -100.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9269 Percentage change | -2527.1% |
| 1977 | 4.22 Percentage change | +354.8% |
| 1978 | 3.59 Percentage change | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 5.84 Percentage change | +62.5% |
| 1980 | 2.59 Percentage change | -55.7% |
| 1981 | 6.4 Percentage change | +147.0% |
| 1982 | 1.87 Percentage change | -70.8% |
| 1983 | 5.29 Percentage change | +183.0% |
| 1984 | 4.75 Percentage change | -10.2% |
| 1985 | -6.01 Percentage change | -226.6% |
| 1986 | -1.39 Percentage change | -76.8% |
| 1987 | 1.37 Percentage change | -198.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8734 Percentage change | -36.2% |
| 1989 | -7.14 Percentage change | -917.5% |
| 1990 | -1.55 Percentage change | -78.2% |
| 1991 | 1.01 Percentage change | -165.1% |
| 1992 | 5.65 Percentage change | +458.9% |
| 1993 | 1.54 Percentage change | -72.8% |
| 1994 | -2.37 Percentage change | -254.5% |
| 1995 | -3.57 Percentage change | +50.6% |
| 1996 | 4.02 Percentage change | -212.6% |
| 1997 | -0.9508 Percentage change | -123.6% |
| 1998 | 0.969 Percentage change | -201.9% |
| 1999 | 1.74 Percentage change | +80.0% |
| 2000 | 1.58 Percentage change | -9.5% |
| 2001 | -4.12 Percentage change | -361.0% |
| 2002 | 1.44 Percentage change | -135.0% |
| 2003 | -0.4015 Percentage change | -127.8% |
| 2004 | -5.46 Percentage change | +1258.6% |
| 2005 | -0.7183 Percentage change | -86.8% |
| 2006 | -0.7413 Percentage change | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4892 Percentage change | -166.0% |
| 2008 | 1.25 Percentage change | +156.0% |
| 2009 | -5.77 Percentage change | -560.7% |
| 2010 | -0.0395 Percentage change | -99.3% |
| 2011 | -2.8 Percentage change | +6985.5% |
| 2012 | -2.78 Percentage change | -0.7% |
| 2013 | -1.35 Percentage change | -51.6% |
| 2014 | 3.38 Percentage change | -351.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8284 Percentage change | -75.5% |
| 2016 | -4.4 Percentage change | -631.7% |
| 2017 | 6.26 Percentage change | -242.2% |
| 2018 | 3.04 Percentage change | -51.4% |
| 2019 | -4.08 Percentage change | -234.2% |
| 2020 | -4.13 Percentage change | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8905 Percentage change | -121.6% |
| 2022 | -0.4691 Percentage change | -152.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4522 Percentage change | -196.4% |
| 2024 | 4.2 Percentage change | +829.9% |
| 2025 | -3.4 Percentage change | -181.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.1836 Percentage change | -5.63 Percentage change | 6.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5122 Percentage change | -5.05 Percentage change | 4.97 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.44 Percentage change | -0.416 Percentage change | 5.84 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8587 Percentage change | -7.14 Percentage change | 6.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6487 Percentage change | -3.57 Percentage change | 5.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.24 Percentage change | -5.77 Percentage change | 1.58 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1938 Percentage change | -4.4 Percentage change | 6.26 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4093 Percentage change | -4.13 Percentage change | 4.2 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Pyrénées-Atlantiques?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Pyrénées-Atlantiques was -3.4 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 Pyrénées-Atlantiques?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 Percentage change in 1981.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Pyrénées-Atlantiques?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.14 Percentage change in 1989.
- How does Pyrénées-Atlantiques rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques ranks 1851st out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Pyrénées-Atlantiques?
- Over the last ten years it is down 511.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pyrénées-Atlantiques 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