Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku
Tohoku: Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -1.48 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2024, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku stood at -1.48 Percentage change.
The figure is down 844.5% on the previous year and down 807.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku peaked at 2.61 Percentage change in 1993 and was at its lowest, -4.89 Percentage change, in 1994.
Tohoku ranks 139th of 700 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.42 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -1.6 Percentage change | -212.8% |
| 1983 | 1.31 Percentage change | -181.8% |
| 1984 | -4.53 Percentage change | -445.6% |
| 1985 | -2.34 Percentage change | -48.4% |
| 1986 | -0.8037 Percentage change | -65.7% |
| 1987 | -0.7817 Percentage change | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.42 Percentage change | -282.2% |
| 1989 | -0.33 Percentage change | -123.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0509 Percentage change | -115.4% |
| 1991 | -0.1819 Percentage change | -457.6% |
| 1992 | -0.4615 Percentage change | +153.7% |
| 1993 | 2.61 Percentage change | -665.1% |
| 1994 | -4.89 Percentage change | -287.5% |
| 1995 | 1.29 Percentage change | -126.4% |
| 1996 | -0.0299 Percentage change | -102.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1525 Percentage change | -609.2% |
| 1998 | 2.18 Percentage change | +1329.2% |
| 1999 | -0.152 Percentage change | -107.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9714 Percentage change | -739.1% |
| 2001 | -0.4926 Percentage change | -150.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7493 Percentage change | -252.1% |
| 2003 | 1.12 Percentage change | +49.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9634 Percentage change | -13.8% |
| 2005 | -0.1668 Percentage change | -117.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3548 Percentage change | -312.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7632 Percentage change | +115.1% |
| 2008 | -1.45 Percentage change | -290.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9937 Percentage change | -168.3% |
| 2010 | 1.87 Percentage change | +88.1% |
| 2011 | 0.182 Percentage change | -90.3% |
| 2012 | -2.18 Percentage change | -1295.9% |
| 2013 | -0.4033 Percentage change | -81.5% |
| 2014 | -0.163 Percentage change | -59.6% |
| 2015 | -2.22 Percentage change | +1263.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0835 Percentage change | -103.8% |
| 2017 | 1.42 Percentage change | +1601.5% |
| 2018 | -0.4256 Percentage change | -129.9% |
| 2019 | -0.6017 Percentage change | +41.4% |
| 2020 | 1.59 Percentage change | -364.6% |
| 2021 | 1.47 Percentage change | -7.9% |
| 2022 | -0.0564 Percentage change | -103.8% |
| 2023 | -0.1566 Percentage change | +177.6% |
| 2024 | -1.48 Percentage change | +844.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1601.5% | 0.0835 Percentage change | 1.42 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.6928 Percentage change | -4.53 Percentage change | 1.42 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0566 Percentage change | -4.89 Percentage change | 2.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3799 Percentage change | -1.45 Percentage change | 1.12 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2437 Percentage change | -2.22 Percentage change | 1.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2735 Percentage change | -1.48 Percentage change | 1.59 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tohoku
- 136 New Zealand -11.63 Percentage change compare
- 137 Montenegro -11.77 Percentage change compare
- 138 Turkmenistan -11.78 Percentage change compare
- 139 Tunisia -11.91 Percentage change compare
- 140 Ukraine -12.07 Percentage change compare
- 141 Benin -12.23 Percentage change compare
- 142 South Africa -12.27 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Tohoku
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.09 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3198 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.35 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 66.94 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,788 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,158 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku?
- Exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku was -1.48 Percentage change in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Tohoku?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 Percentage change in 1993.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Tohoku?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.89 Percentage change in 1994.
- How does Tohoku rank for exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Tohoku ranks 139th out of 700 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Tohoku?
- Over the last ten years it is down 807.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tohoku data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Exposure to drought — Cropland 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 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 1981-2022 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 (ERA5). Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation