Hokuriku vs Tohoku: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Hokuriku
- Tohoku
How they compare
Tohoku currently reports -3.09 Percentage change against -3.09 Percentage change in Hokuriku, a difference of 0 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hokuriku ahead.
Hokuriku ranks 1664th and Tohoku ranks 1662nd of 2960 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hokuriku averaged higher in 6 and Tohoku in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hokuriku | Tohoku | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8435 Percentage change | 0.1262 Percentage change | 0.7173 Percentage change | Hokuriku |
| 1960s | 0.7623 Percentage change | 1.03 Percentage change | 0.2631 Percentage change | Tohoku |
| 1970s | 1.82 Percentage change | 1.37 Percentage change | 0.4489 Percentage change | Hokuriku |
| 1980s | -0.4669 Percentage change | -0.5677 Percentage change | 0.1008 Percentage change | Hokuriku |
| 1990s | 0.2324 Percentage change | -0.0039 Percentage change | 0.2363 Percentage change | Hokuriku |
| 2000s | 0.6987 Percentage change | 0.5622 Percentage change | 0.1366 Percentage change | Hokuriku |
| 2010s | 0.0845 Percentage change | -0.1619 Percentage change | 0.2464 Percentage change | Hokuriku |
| 2020s | 0.0352 Percentage change | 0.4259 Percentage change | 0.3907 Percentage change | Tohoku |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Hokuriku or Tohoku?
- Tohoku, at -3.09 Percentage change against -3.09 Percentage change in Hokuriku as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Hokuriku and Tohoku?
- 0 Percentage change, with Tohoku ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hokuriku and Tohoku?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Hokuriku and Tohoku rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Hokuriku ranks 1664th and Tohoku ranks 1662nd of 2960 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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