Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Southeastern Anatolia - West
Southeastern Anatolia - West: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -13.97 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Southeastern Anatolia - West, 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 Southeastern Anatolia - West stood at -13.97 Percentage change. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of down 79.8% on the previous year and down 361.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Southeastern Anatolia - West peaked at 14.14 Percentage change in 1972 and was at its lowest, -13.97 Percentage change, in 2025.
Southeastern Anatolia - West ranks 3011th of 3112 regions on this measure, in the bottom 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 Southeastern Anatolia - West, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -1.54 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -1.88 Percentage change | +22.0% |
| 1952 | 2.35 Percentage change | -225.1% |
| 1953 | -1.31 Percentage change | -155.9% |
| 1954 | -1.15 Percentage change | -11.9% |
| 1955 | -5.39 Percentage change | +367.1% |
| 1956 | -6.29 Percentage change | +16.7% |
| 1957 | -0.8411 Percentage change | -86.6% |
| 1958 | -10.61 Percentage change | +1161.8% |
| 1959 | -3.28 Percentage change | -69.1% |
| 1960 | -4.83 Percentage change | +47.5% |
| 1961 | -6.09 Percentage change | +26.0% |
| 1962 | -13.22 Percentage change | +117.1% |
| 1963 | 13.74 Percentage change | -203.9% |
| 1964 | -11.41 Percentage change | -183.0% |
| 1965 | -0.099 Percentage change | -99.1% |
| 1966 | -4.73 Percentage change | +4680.1% |
| 1967 | 8.35 Percentage change | -276.4% |
| 1968 | 10.14 Percentage change | +21.4% |
| 1969 | 11.75 Percentage change | +15.9% |
| 1970 | -1.44 Percentage change | -112.2% |
| 1971 | 3.73 Percentage change | -359.9% |
| 1972 | 14.14 Percentage change | +279.0% |
| 1973 | -8.19 Percentage change | -157.9% |
| 1974 | 1.11 Percentage change | -113.5% |
| 1975 | 3.52 Percentage change | +218.2% |
| 1976 | 12.61 Percentage change | +257.8% |
| 1977 | -4.17 Percentage change | -133.1% |
| 1978 | 2.31 Percentage change | -155.4% |
| 1979 | 5.58 Percentage change | +141.5% |
| 1980 | 2.77 Percentage change | -50.3% |
| 1981 | -0.84 Percentage change | -130.3% |
| 1982 | 1.58 Percentage change | -287.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8522 Percentage change | -45.9% |
| 1984 | -7.59 Percentage change | -990.7% |
| 1985 | 4.56 Percentage change | -160.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5183 Percentage change | -88.6% |
| 1987 | 3.15 Percentage change | +508.1% |
| 1988 | 13.71 Percentage change | +334.9% |
| 1989 | -6.44 Percentage change | -146.9% |
| 1990 | -8.07 Percentage change | +25.4% |
| 1991 | -0.0215 Percentage change | -99.7% |
| 1992 | -0.9373 Percentage change | +4260.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2831 Percentage change | -130.2% |
| 1994 | 4.4 Percentage change | +1452.4% |
| 1995 | 4.96 Percentage change | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 6.61 Percentage change | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 7.88 Percentage change | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 5.24 Percentage change | -33.5% |
| 1999 | -8.1 Percentage change | -254.6% |
| 2000 | -0.0332 Percentage change | -99.6% |
| 2001 | -3.49 Percentage change | +10416.4% |
| 2002 | -4.3 Percentage change | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 5.53 Percentage change | -228.7% |
| 2004 | -1.88 Percentage change | -134.0% |
| 2005 | 2.03 Percentage change | -207.7% |
| 2006 | -0.2297 Percentage change | -111.3% |
| 2007 | -5.75 Percentage change | +2404.9% |
| 2008 | -6.62 Percentage change | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0418 Percentage change | -100.6% |
| 2010 | -7.04 Percentage change | -16940.0% |
| 2011 | 2.88 Percentage change | -140.9% |
| 2012 | 1.14 Percentage change | -60.4% |
| 2013 | -7.49 Percentage change | -757.3% |
| 2014 | -0.8163 Percentage change | -89.1% |
| 2015 | 5.35 Percentage change | -755.0% |
| 2016 | -13.15 Percentage change | -346.0% |
| 2017 | -3.29 Percentage change | -75.0% |
| 2018 | 2.74 Percentage change | -183.3% |
| 2019 | 2.83 Percentage change | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 Percentage change | -64.1% |
| 2021 | -10.23 Percentage change | -1107.8% |
| 2022 | -1.72 Percentage change | -83.2% |
| 2023 | -2.27 Percentage change | +32.1% |
| 2024 | -7.77 Percentage change | +241.8% |
| 2025 | -13.97 Percentage change | +79.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.99 Percentage change | -10.61 Percentage change | 2.35 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.36 Percentage change | -13.22 Percentage change | 13.74 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.92 Percentage change | -8.19 Percentage change | 14.14 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 Percentage change | -7.59 Percentage change | 13.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 Percentage change | -8.1 Percentage change | 7.88 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.47 Percentage change | -6.62 Percentage change | 5.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.69 Percentage change | -13.15 Percentage change | 5.35 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.83 Percentage change | -13.97 Percentage change | 1.02 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Southeastern Anatolia - West
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -14.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.57 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.53 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.51 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2,081 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 353.81 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 116.75 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Southeastern Anatolia - West?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Southeastern Anatolia - West was -13.97 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 Southeastern Anatolia - West?
- The highest recorded value was 14.14 Percentage change in 1972.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Southeastern Anatolia - West?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.97 Percentage change in 2025.
- How does Southeastern Anatolia - West rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Southeastern Anatolia - West ranks 3011th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Southeastern Anatolia - West?
- Over the last ten years it is down 361.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southeastern Anatolia - West 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