Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -6.36 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis recorded -6.36 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
The figure is down 458.4% on the previous year and down 198.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis peaked at 9.42 Percentage change in 1966 and was at its lowest, -15.79 Percentage change, in 2018.
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis ranks 2465th 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 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -7.73 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -0.2091 Percentage change | -97.3% |
| 1952 | -4.39 Percentage change | +2001.3% |
| 1953 | -2.77 Percentage change | -36.9% |
| 1954 | 1.94 Percentage change | -169.8% |
| 1955 | 1.99 Percentage change | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 6.63 Percentage change | +232.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1466 Percentage change | -97.8% |
| 1958 | 2.25 Percentage change | +1437.6% |
| 1959 | -15.07 Percentage change | -768.4% |
| 1960 | 3.55 Percentage change | -123.6% |
| 1961 | 2.81 Percentage change | -20.9% |
| 1962 | -3.6 Percentage change | -228.0% |
| 1963 | 2.26 Percentage change | -162.8% |
| 1964 | -2.44 Percentage change | -207.9% |
| 1965 | 7.65 Percentage change | -413.4% |
| 1966 | 9.42 Percentage change | +23.2% |
| 1967 | 5.97 Percentage change | -36.7% |
| 1968 | 5.64 Percentage change | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 6.91 Percentage change | +22.5% |
| 1970 | 8.46 Percentage change | +22.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7434 Percentage change | -91.2% |
| 1972 | 7.65 Percentage change | +929.7% |
| 1973 | -0.7679 Percentage change | -110.0% |
| 1974 | 5.37 Percentage change | -799.1% |
| 1975 | 2.56 Percentage change | -52.3% |
| 1976 | -7.49 Percentage change | -392.5% |
| 1977 | 3.96 Percentage change | -152.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8403 Percentage change | -78.8% |
| 1979 | -0.3046 Percentage change | -136.3% |
| 1980 | 7.61 Percentage change | -2596.6% |
| 1981 | 8.21 Percentage change | +8.0% |
| 1982 | -8.94 Percentage change | -208.9% |
| 1983 | -6.61 Percentage change | -26.1% |
| 1984 | 7.05 Percentage change | -206.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0639 Percentage change | -99.1% |
| 1986 | 2.93 Percentage change | +4485.3% |
| 1987 | 8.01 Percentage change | +173.5% |
| 1988 | -5.15 Percentage change | -164.3% |
| 1989 | -3.8 Percentage change | -26.2% |
| 1990 | -1.29 Percentage change | -66.0% |
| 1991 | -5.54 Percentage change | +328.9% |
| 1992 | -2.01 Percentage change | -63.7% |
| 1993 | -1.95 Percentage change | -3.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1632 Percentage change | -91.6% |
| 1995 | 2.38 Percentage change | -1561.0% |
| 1996 | 3.71 Percentage change | +55.8% |
| 1997 | -0.0492 Percentage change | -101.3% |
| 1998 | 6.33 Percentage change | -12962.1% |
| 1999 | -1.89 Percentage change | -129.9% |
| 2000 | 2.73 Percentage change | -244.5% |
| 2001 | -2.02 Percentage change | -173.9% |
| 2002 | 4.56 Percentage change | -326.0% |
| 2003 | -8.47 Percentage change | -285.5% |
| 2004 | -1.85 Percentage change | -78.2% |
| 2005 | -2.58 Percentage change | +39.6% |
| 2006 | -0.7535 Percentage change | -70.8% |
| 2007 | 4.65 Percentage change | -716.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0202 Percentage change | -99.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2697 Percentage change | +1237.4% |
| 2010 | 2.14 Percentage change | +692.1% |
| 2011 | -11.7 Percentage change | -647.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1549 Percentage change | -101.3% |
| 2013 | 3.21 Percentage change | +1973.0% |
| 2014 | 4.13 Percentage change | +28.5% |
| 2015 | -2.13 Percentage change | -151.7% |
| 2016 | -3.5 Percentage change | +63.9% |
| 2017 | 2.9 Percentage change | -183.0% |
| 2018 | -15.79 Percentage change | -643.6% |
| 2019 | -10.39 Percentage change | -34.2% |
| 2020 | -9.57 Percentage change | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 4.41 Percentage change | -146.1% |
| 2022 | -7.08 Percentage change | -260.3% |
| 2023 | -1.62 Percentage change | -77.1% |
| 2024 | 1.78 Percentage change | -209.5% |
| 2025 | -6.36 Percentage change | -458.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.72 Percentage change | -15.07 Percentage change | 6.63 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.82 Percentage change | -3.6 Percentage change | 9.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1 Percentage change | -7.49 Percentage change | 8.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9371 Percentage change | -8.94 Percentage change | 8.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0471 Percentage change | -5.54 Percentage change | 6.33 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.343 Percentage change | -8.47 Percentage change | 4.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.1 Percentage change | -15.79 Percentage change | 4.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.07 Percentage change | -9.57 Percentage change | 4.41 Percentage change | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis was -6.36 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 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis?
- The highest recorded value was 9.42 Percentage change in 1966.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.79 Percentage change in 2018.
- How does Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis ranks 2465th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 198.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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