Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Switzerland
Switzerland: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -0.2925 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at -0.2925 Percentage change.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Switzerland peaked at 3.69 Percentage change in 1974 and was at its lowest, -3.15 Percentage change, in 1962.
That places Switzerland 59th out of 191 countries 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -2.37 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 0.9075 Percentage change | -138.3% |
| 1952 | -2.86 Percentage change | -415.0% |
| 1953 | -0.2505 Percentage change | -91.2% |
| 1954 | 1.86 Percentage change | -843.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3544 Percentage change | -81.0% |
| 1956 | 1.88 Percentage change | +429.9% |
| 1957 | -0.494 Percentage change | -126.3% |
| 1958 | -0.6718 Percentage change | +36.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4551 Percentage change | -167.8% |
| 1960 | 1.96 Percentage change | +330.8% |
| 1961 | -2.18 Percentage change | -211.2% |
| 1962 | -3.15 Percentage change | +44.4% |
| 1963 | -1.09 Percentage change | -65.4% |
| 1964 | -1.1 Percentage change | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.77 Percentage change | -260.0% |
| 1966 | 2.42 Percentage change | +37.1% |
| 1967 | 1.7 Percentage change | -29.9% |
| 1968 | 1.29 Percentage change | -23.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0246 Percentage change | -98.1% |
| 1970 | 2 Percentage change | +8015.6% |
| 1971 | -0.008 Percentage change | -100.4% |
| 1972 | 1.05 Percentage change | -13257.7% |
| 1973 | 1.1 Percentage change | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 3.69 Percentage change | +236.7% |
| 1975 | 1.87 Percentage change | -49.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6999 Percentage change | -62.5% |
| 1977 | 2.36 Percentage change | +237.7% |
| 1978 | 1.85 Percentage change | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 1.51 Percentage change | -18.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1153 Percentage change | -92.4% |
| 1981 | -0.1215 Percentage change | -205.4% |
| 1982 | 2.04 Percentage change | -1778.0% |
| 1983 | -1.15 Percentage change | -156.5% |
| 1984 | -0.9435 Percentage change | -18.2% |
| 1985 | -2.78 Percentage change | +195.2% |
| 1986 | -2.04 Percentage change | -26.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3522 Percentage change | -117.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9377 Percentage change | +166.2% |
| 1989 | -0.8749 Percentage change | -193.3% |
| 1990 | 1.79 Percentage change | -304.9% |
| 1991 | -1.39 Percentage change | -177.3% |
| 1992 | 0.578 Percentage change | -141.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0634 Percentage change | -89.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3028 Percentage change | +377.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5497 Percentage change | +81.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3727 Percentage change | -32.2% |
| 1997 | -1.66 Percentage change | -546.6% |
| 1998 | 1.13 Percentage change | -167.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7614 Percentage change | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 2.23 Percentage change | +192.3% |
| 2001 | 1.98 Percentage change | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 1.88 Percentage change | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2088 Percentage change | -88.9% |
| 2004 | -1.68 Percentage change | -902.3% |
| 2005 | -1.68 Percentage change | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.24 Percentage change | -173.7% |
| 2007 | 0.436 Percentage change | -64.8% |
| 2008 | -0.8902 Percentage change | -304.2% |
| 2009 | -2.55 Percentage change | +186.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9173 Percentage change | -136.0% |
| 2011 | -1.44 Percentage change | -257.0% |
| 2012 | 1.28 Percentage change | -188.7% |
| 2013 | 1.44 Percentage change | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 1.68 Percentage change | +16.3% |
| 2015 | -2.68 Percentage change | -259.8% |
| 2016 | 2.71 Percentage change | -201.0% |
| 2017 | 2.69 Percentage change | -0.8% |
| 2018 | -2.02 Percentage change | -174.9% |
| 2019 | -2.17 Percentage change | +7.6% |
| 2020 | -0.7333 Percentage change | -66.2% |
| 2021 | 1.56 Percentage change | -313.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1436 Percentage change | -90.8% |
| 2023 | 1.44 Percentage change | +901.1% |
| 2024 | -0.4676 Percentage change | -132.5% |
| 2025 | -0.2925 Percentage change | -37.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's -0.2925 Percentage change is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.98 Percentage change, 15% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's -0.2925 Percentage change is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1.76 Percentage change, 17% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +13257.7% | -0.008 Percentage change | 1.05 Percentage change |
| 1970 | +8015.6% | 0.0246 Percentage change | 2 Percentage change |
| 1982 | +1778.0% | -0.1215 Percentage change | 2.04 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.1184 Percentage change | -2.86 Percentage change | 1.88 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1645 Percentage change | -3.15 Percentage change | 2.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.61 Percentage change | -0.008 Percentage change | 3.69 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4477 Percentage change | -2.78 Percentage change | 2.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2496 Percentage change | -1.66 Percentage change | 1.79 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1179 Percentage change | -2.55 Percentage change | 2.23 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2411 Percentage change | -2.68 Percentage change | 2.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2752 Percentage change | -0.7333 Percentage change | 1.56 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 56 Belarus -0.1734 Percentage change compare
- 57 New Zealand -0.2131 Percentage change compare
- 57 Moldova -10.25 Percentage change compare
- 58 Luxembourg -0.2585 Percentage change compare
- 60 Puerto Rico -0.4091 Percentage change compare
- 61 Portugal -0.6043 Percentage change compare
- 62 Honduras -0.6894 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Switzerland?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Switzerland was -0.2925 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 Percentage change in 1974.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.15 Percentage change in 1962.
- How does Switzerland rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Switzerland ranks 59th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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