Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Southern Finland
Southern Finland: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 5.44 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Southern Finland, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Southern Finland recorded 5.44 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is up 132.6% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Southern Finland peaked at 5.65 Percentage change in 2004 and was at its lowest, -10.87 Percentage change, in 1955.
That places Southern Finland 149th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Southern Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.56 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -9.23 Percentage change | -692.0% |
| 1952 | 0.8971 Percentage change | -109.7% |
| 1953 | 0.8242 Percentage change | -8.1% |
| 1954 | 2.42 Percentage change | +193.7% |
| 1955 | -10.87 Percentage change | -549.3% |
| 1956 | -0.1305 Percentage change | -98.8% |
| 1957 | 3.08 Percentage change | -2461.1% |
| 1958 | -2.96 Percentage change | -195.9% |
| 1959 | -7.58 Percentage change | +156.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1024 Percentage change | -101.4% |
| 1961 | 1.55 Percentage change | +1410.4% |
| 1962 | 2.71 Percentage change | +75.3% |
| 1963 | -4.48 Percentage change | -265.2% |
| 1964 | -2.39 Percentage change | -46.7% |
| 1965 | -0.4197 Percentage change | -82.4% |
| 1966 | -1.51 Percentage change | +259.1% |
| 1967 | -2.41 Percentage change | +59.7% |
| 1968 | -1.84 Percentage change | -23.7% |
| 1969 | -4.12 Percentage change | +124.1% |
| 1970 | -5.82 Percentage change | +41.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7257 Percentage change | -112.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0513 Percentage change | -92.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4209 Percentage change | +719.8% |
| 1974 | 5.15 Percentage change | +1122.8% |
| 1975 | -0.8581 Percentage change | -116.7% |
| 1976 | -0.4655 Percentage change | -45.8% |
| 1977 | 3.17 Percentage change | -780.2% |
| 1978 | -3.44 Percentage change | -208.6% |
| 1979 | 1.53 Percentage change | -144.4% |
| 1980 | -1.67 Percentage change | -209.1% |
| 1981 | 3.99 Percentage change | -339.5% |
| 1982 | -3.95 Percentage change | -198.9% |
| 1983 | 2.16 Percentage change | -154.7% |
| 1984 | 4.49 Percentage change | +107.9% |
| 1985 | 2.48 Percentage change | -44.8% |
| 1986 | -0.1722 Percentage change | -106.9% |
| 1987 | 3.74 Percentage change | -2270.0% |
| 1988 | 3.04 Percentage change | -18.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7118 Percentage change | -76.6% |
| 1990 | -0.414 Percentage change | -158.2% |
| 1991 | 1.02 Percentage change | -346.0% |
| 1992 | -3.54 Percentage change | -447.1% |
| 1993 | -4.15 Percentage change | +17.3% |
| 1994 | -1.15 Percentage change | -72.2% |
| 1995 | -1.46 Percentage change | +26.7% |
| 1996 | -3 Percentage change | +105.6% |
| 1997 | -0.3971 Percentage change | -86.8% |
| 1998 | 5.17 Percentage change | -1403.2% |
| 1999 | -3.7 Percentage change | -171.6% |
| 2000 | 3.97 Percentage change | -207.1% |
| 2001 | -2.98 Percentage change | -175.2% |
| 2002 | -8.45 Percentage change | +183.6% |
| 2003 | -1.57 Percentage change | -81.4% |
| 2004 | 5.65 Percentage change | -459.5% |
| 2005 | 2.14 Percentage change | -62.2% |
| 2006 | -4.61 Percentage change | -315.6% |
| 2007 | 4.05 Percentage change | -187.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6827 Percentage change | -83.1% |
| 2009 | -1.16 Percentage change | -269.3% |
| 2010 | -2.59 Percentage change | +123.7% |
| 2011 | -1.47 Percentage change | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 1.21 Percentage change | -182.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0858 Percentage change | -107.1% |
| 2014 | 1.33 Percentage change | -1654.8% |
| 2015 | 4.09 Percentage change | +206.7% |
| 2016 | 3.76 Percentage change | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 4.73 Percentage change | +25.7% |
| 2018 | -5.4 Percentage change | -214.1% |
| 2019 | -3.58 Percentage change | -33.7% |
| 2020 | -0.3773 Percentage change | -89.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7534 Percentage change | -299.7% |
| 2022 | -0.8136 Percentage change | -208.0% |
| 2023 | 2.92 Percentage change | -458.6% |
| 2024 | 2.34 Percentage change | -19.9% |
| 2025 | 5.44 Percentage change | +132.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.2 Percentage change | -10.87 Percentage change | 3.08 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.28 Percentage change | -4.48 Percentage change | 2.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.046 Percentage change | -5.82 Percentage change | 5.15 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 Percentage change | -3.95 Percentage change | 4.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.16 Percentage change | -4.15 Percentage change | 5.17 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2288 Percentage change | -8.45 Percentage change | 5.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2015 Percentage change | -5.4 Percentage change | 4.73 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 Percentage change | -0.8136 Percentage change | 5.44 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Southern Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.95 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3356 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 2.96 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 5.38 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 90.2 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 74.37 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Southern Finland?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Southern Finland was 5.44 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 Southern Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 Percentage change in 2004.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Southern Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.87 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Southern Finland rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Southern Finland ranks 149th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Southern Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Finland 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