Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Türkiye
Türkiye: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -4.66 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Türkiye, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded -4.66 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 161.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Türkiye peaked at 14.99 Percentage change in 1972 and was at its lowest, -10.07 Percentage change, in 1962.
That places Türkiye 2161st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -4.45 Percentage change | -8.65 Percentage change | 0.1802 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3524 Percentage change | -10.07 Percentage change | 8.66 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.85 Percentage change | -2.35 Percentage change | 14.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6974 Percentage change | -4.36 Percentage change | 9.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 Percentage change | -3.83 Percentage change | 5.48 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.91 Percentage change | -8 Percentage change | 2.5 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8505 Percentage change | -7.81 Percentage change | 7.63 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.4 Percentage change | -5.58 Percentage change | -0.7666 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Türkiye
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 69,137 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 188,053 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 74,004 million USD (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,204 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,572 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Türkiye?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Türkiye was -4.66 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 14.99 Percentage change in 1972.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.07 Percentage change in 1962.
- How does Türkiye rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Türkiye ranks 2161st out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 161.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye 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