Kansai region vs Shikoku: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly over time
- Kansai region
- Shikoku
How they compare
Shikoku currently reports -7.76 Percentage change against -7.82 Percentage change in Kansai region, a difference of 0.06 Percentage change.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kansai region ahead.
Kansai region ranks 2531st and Shikoku ranks 2521st of 2960 regions.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kansai region averaged higher in 6 and Shikoku in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kansai region | Shikoku | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.6 Percentage change | 0.3215 Percentage change | 1.28 Percentage change | Kansai region |
| 1960s | 1.17 Percentage change | 0.6209 Percentage change | 0.552 Percentage change | Kansai region |
| 1970s | 2.01 Percentage change | 1.23 Percentage change | 0.7726 Percentage change | Kansai region |
| 1980s | -0.3157 Percentage change | -0.0532 Percentage change | 0.2626 Percentage change | Shikoku |
| 1990s | -0.1856 Percentage change | -0.3886 Percentage change | 0.2029 Percentage change | Kansai region |
| 2000s | 1.04 Percentage change | 0.8313 Percentage change | 0.2083 Percentage change | Kansai region |
| 2010s | 0.1961 Percentage change | 0.4798 Percentage change | 0.2837 Percentage change | Shikoku |
| 2020s | -1.22 Percentage change | -1.49 Percentage change | 0.2771 Percentage change | Kansai region |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly, Kansai region or Shikoku?
- Shikoku, at -7.76 Percentage change against -7.82 Percentage change in Kansai region as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly between Kansai region and Shikoku?
- 0.06 Percentage change, with Shikoku ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kansai region and Shikoku?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kansai region and Shikoku rank globally for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Kansai region ranks 2531st and Shikoku ranks 2521st 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