Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Western Finland
Western Finland: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 5.39 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Western Finland, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Western Finland recorded 5.39 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Western Finland peaked at 5.71 Percentage change in 1974 and was at its lowest, -8.71 Percentage change, in 1955.
That places Western Finland 152nd 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 Western Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.94 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -6.59 Percentage change | -440.1% |
| 1952 | 1.5 Percentage change | -122.8% |
| 1953 | -0.0642 Percentage change | -104.3% |
| 1954 | 2.73 Percentage change | -4349.6% |
| 1955 | -8.71 Percentage change | -419.4% |
| 1956 | 0.3296 Percentage change | -103.8% |
| 1957 | 3.52 Percentage change | +967.5% |
| 1958 | -2.59 Percentage change | -173.6% |
| 1959 | -4.78 Percentage change | +84.7% |
| 1960 | -1.03 Percentage change | -78.5% |
| 1961 | 1.78 Percentage change | -273.5% |
| 1962 | 0.8469 Percentage change | -52.5% |
| 1963 | -3.65 Percentage change | -531.0% |
| 1964 | -1.95 Percentage change | -46.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8684 Percentage change | -144.6% |
| 1966 | -1.39 Percentage change | -260.3% |
| 1967 | -1.16 Percentage change | -16.8% |
| 1968 | -2.66 Percentage change | +129.6% |
| 1969 | -5.82 Percentage change | +119.0% |
| 1970 | -4.26 Percentage change | -26.8% |
| 1971 | 2.41 Percentage change | -156.4% |
| 1972 | -0.0999 Percentage change | -104.2% |
| 1973 | 2.21 Percentage change | -2311.6% |
| 1974 | 5.71 Percentage change | +158.3% |
| 1975 | -0.9905 Percentage change | -117.4% |
| 1976 | -0.1359 Percentage change | -86.3% |
| 1977 | 2 Percentage change | -1568.2% |
| 1978 | -3.03 Percentage change | -252.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3695 Percentage change | -112.2% |
| 1980 | -0.6321 Percentage change | -271.1% |
| 1981 | 2.87 Percentage change | -554.1% |
| 1982 | -3.36 Percentage change | -217.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7975 Percentage change | -123.7% |
| 1984 | 2.87 Percentage change | +260.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8918 Percentage change | -69.0% |
| 1986 | 1.4 Percentage change | +57.0% |
| 1987 | 2.61 Percentage change | +86.2% |
| 1988 | 2.13 Percentage change | -18.2% |
| 1989 | -0.1179 Percentage change | -105.5% |
| 1990 | -0.6188 Percentage change | +424.7% |
| 1991 | 1.28 Percentage change | -307.0% |
| 1992 | -0.5666 Percentage change | -144.2% |
| 1993 | -2.25 Percentage change | +296.7% |
| 1994 | -2.04 Percentage change | -9.2% |
| 1995 | -2.27 Percentage change | +11.4% |
| 1996 | -3.97 Percentage change | +74.9% |
| 1997 | -0.4592 Percentage change | -88.4% |
| 1998 | 4.2 Percentage change | -1013.9% |
| 1999 | -1.73 Percentage change | -141.1% |
| 2000 | 3.55 Percentage change | -305.5% |
| 2001 | -2.28 Percentage change | -164.3% |
| 2002 | -3.56 Percentage change | +56.4% |
| 2003 | -1.81 Percentage change | -49.3% |
| 2004 | 3.7 Percentage change | -304.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4238 Percentage change | -88.5% |
| 2006 | -5.44 Percentage change | -1383.2% |
| 2007 | 3.35 Percentage change | -161.6% |
| 2008 | 1.69 Percentage change | -49.4% |
| 2009 | -2.12 Percentage change | -225.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8364 Percentage change | -139.4% |
| 2011 | -1.34 Percentage change | -260.3% |
| 2012 | 2.59 Percentage change | -292.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1036 Percentage change | -104.0% |
| 2014 | 2.15 Percentage change | -2172.1% |
| 2015 | 5.25 Percentage change | +144.6% |
| 2016 | 4.17 Percentage change | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 4.77 Percentage change | +14.4% |
| 2018 | -5.54 Percentage change | -216.0% |
| 2019 | -2.43 Percentage change | -56.0% |
| 2020 | -0.2203 Percentage change | -90.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2526 Percentage change | -214.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6279 Percentage change | +148.5% |
| 2023 | 3.87 Percentage change | +517.0% |
| 2024 | 4.24 Percentage change | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 5.39 Percentage change | +27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.27 Percentage change | -8.71 Percentage change | 3.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.42 Percentage change | -5.82 Percentage change | 1.78 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4167 Percentage change | -4.26 Percentage change | 5.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9461 Percentage change | -3.36 Percentage change | 2.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8427 Percentage change | -3.97 Percentage change | 4.2 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2503 Percentage change | -5.44 Percentage change | 3.7 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 Percentage change | -5.54 Percentage change | 5.25 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 Percentage change | -0.2203 Percentage change | 5.39 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Western Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.16 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 7.37 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 20.13 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 68.61 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 87.32 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Western Finland?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Western Finland was 5.39 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 Western Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 Percentage change in 1974.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Western Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.71 Percentage change in 1955.
- How does Western Finland rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Western Finland ranks 152nd out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Western Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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