Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -4.72 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Saxony-Anhalt, 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 Saxony-Anhalt is -4.72 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11,249.6% on the previous year and down 1,189.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Saxony-Anhalt peaked at 8.12 Percentage change in 1970 and was at its lowest, -16.32 Percentage change, in 2018.
That places Saxony-Anhalt 2173rd 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 Saxony-Anhalt, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -5.89 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 0.8254 Percentage change | -114.0% |
| 1952 | -1.49 Percentage change | -280.1% |
| 1953 | -2.69 Percentage change | +80.6% |
| 1954 | 1.42 Percentage change | -153.1% |
| 1955 | 4.49 Percentage change | +214.9% |
| 1956 | 3.83 Percentage change | -14.7% |
| 1957 | -1.28 Percentage change | -133.5% |
| 1958 | 3.76 Percentage change | -393.3% |
| 1959 | -12.96 Percentage change | -445.1% |
| 1960 | 0.7416 Percentage change | -105.7% |
| 1961 | 3.85 Percentage change | +419.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2412 Percentage change | -93.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9535 Percentage change | +295.3% |
| 1964 | -2.85 Percentage change | -398.9% |
| 1965 | 4.97 Percentage change | -274.5% |
| 1966 | 6.36 Percentage change | +27.8% |
| 1967 | 4.66 Percentage change | -26.8% |
| 1968 | 3 Percentage change | -35.5% |
| 1969 | 5.41 Percentage change | +80.1% |
| 1970 | 8.12 Percentage change | +50.1% |
| 1971 | 2.86 Percentage change | -64.8% |
| 1972 | 7.04 Percentage change | +146.4% |
| 1973 | -1.58 Percentage change | -122.4% |
| 1974 | 4.12 Percentage change | -361.2% |
| 1975 | -0.3775 Percentage change | -109.2% |
| 1976 | -6.41 Percentage change | +1598.9% |
| 1977 | 4.58 Percentage change | -171.5% |
| 1978 | 1.03 Percentage change | -77.6% |
| 1979 | -1.52 Percentage change | -247.6% |
| 1980 | 7.65 Percentage change | -604.7% |
| 1981 | 7.98 Percentage change | +4.4% |
| 1982 | -7.16 Percentage change | -189.7% |
| 1983 | -4.73 Percentage change | -33.9% |
| 1984 | 4.88 Percentage change | -203.1% |
| 1985 | 2.39 Percentage change | -51.0% |
| 1986 | 1.75 Percentage change | -26.7% |
| 1987 | 6.43 Percentage change | +266.9% |
| 1988 | -1.99 Percentage change | -130.9% |
| 1989 | -3.54 Percentage change | +77.9% |
| 1990 | -0.9938 Percentage change | -71.9% |
| 1991 | -5.64 Percentage change | +467.9% |
| 1992 | -4.9 Percentage change | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 1.13 Percentage change | -123.0% |
| 1994 | -1.27 Percentage change | -212.3% |
| 1995 | 2.4 Percentage change | -289.8% |
| 1996 | 4.46 Percentage change | +85.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6879 Percentage change | -84.6% |
| 1998 | 3.97 Percentage change | +476.8% |
| 1999 | -2.52 Percentage change | -163.6% |
| 2000 | -1.04 Percentage change | -58.7% |
| 2001 | 5.46 Percentage change | -623.3% |
| 2002 | 3.41 Percentage change | -37.6% |
| 2003 | -7.69 Percentage change | -325.8% |
| 2004 | -1.27 Percentage change | -83.5% |
| 2005 | -3.07 Percentage change | +141.7% |
| 2006 | -2.61 Percentage change | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 4.57 Percentage change | -275.6% |
| 2008 | -1.44 Percentage change | -131.5% |
| 2009 | -2 Percentage change | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 2.34 Percentage change | -216.8% |
| 2011 | -5.25 Percentage change | -324.4% |
| 2012 | 1.51 Percentage change | -128.9% |
| 2013 | 4.36 Percentage change | +187.8% |
| 2014 | 2.34 Percentage change | -46.3% |
| 2015 | -0.3658 Percentage change | -115.6% |
| 2016 | -2.25 Percentage change | +514.0% |
| 2017 | 2.64 Percentage change | -217.7% |
| 2018 | -16.32 Percentage change | -717.2% |
| 2019 | -7.99 Percentage change | -51.0% |
| 2020 | -6.31 Percentage change | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 3.85 Percentage change | -161.1% |
| 2022 | -6.03 Percentage change | -256.6% |
| 2023 | 2.01 Percentage change | -133.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0423 Percentage change | -97.9% |
| 2025 | -4.72 Percentage change | -11249.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.9987 Percentage change | -12.96 Percentage change | 4.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.73 Percentage change | -2.85 Percentage change | 6.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.79 Percentage change | -6.41 Percentage change | 8.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 Percentage change | -7.16 Percentage change | 7.98 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2681 Percentage change | -5.64 Percentage change | 4.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5677 Percentage change | -7.69 Percentage change | 5.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.9 Percentage change | -16.32 Percentage change | 4.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.86 Percentage change | -6.31 Percentage change | 3.85 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Saxony-Anhalt
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6046 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 10.39 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1,665 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 535.3 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 378.97 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Saxony-Anhalt?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Saxony-Anhalt was -4.72 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 Saxony-Anhalt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.12 Percentage change in 1970.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Saxony-Anhalt?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.32 Percentage change in 2018.
- How does Saxony-Anhalt rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Saxony-Anhalt ranks 2173rd out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Saxony-Anhalt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,189.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saxony-Anhalt 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