Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -0.7603 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Asia, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded -0.7603 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
That represents a change of up 70.2% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Asia peaked at 3.61 Percentage change in 1993 and was at its lowest, -4.74 Percentage change, in 2009.
Eastern Asia ranks 16th of 67 groups 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 — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.31 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | 0.3056 Percentage change | -76.6% |
| 1983 | 1.51 Percentage change | +394.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5995 Percentage change | -60.4% |
| 1985 | 2 Percentage change | +233.1% |
| 1986 | -0.1977 Percentage change | -109.9% |
| 1987 | 1.88 Percentage change | -1048.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9533 Percentage change | -49.2% |
| 1989 | 0.466 Percentage change | -51.1% |
| 1990 | 3.14 Percentage change | +572.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7298 Percentage change | -76.7% |
| 1992 | 1.33 Percentage change | +81.7% |
| 1993 | 3.61 Percentage change | +172.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6829 Percentage change | -81.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3096 Percentage change | -54.7% |
| 1996 | 1.22 Percentage change | +295.6% |
| 1997 | -0.8145 Percentage change | -166.5% |
| 1998 | 2.2 Percentage change | -370.1% |
| 1999 | 0.19 Percentage change | -91.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8847 Percentage change | +365.6% |
| 2001 | -1.52 Percentage change | -272.3% |
| 2002 | -0.5081 Percentage change | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 1.71 Percentage change | -435.7% |
| 2004 | -2.06 Percentage change | -220.8% |
| 2005 | -2.04 Percentage change | -1.1% |
| 2006 | -4.39 Percentage change | +115.3% |
| 2007 | -4.61 Percentage change | +5.0% |
| 2008 | -2.8 Percentage change | -39.2% |
| 2009 | -4.74 Percentage change | +69.3% |
| 2010 | -1.33 Percentage change | -72.0% |
| 2011 | -3.38 Percentage change | +154.9% |
| 2012 | -0.9619 Percentage change | -71.6% |
| 2013 | -2.08 Percentage change | +116.5% |
| 2014 | -3.11 Percentage change | +49.5% |
| 2015 | -2.42 Percentage change | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6369 Percentage change | -126.3% |
| 2017 | -1.42 Percentage change | -323.5% |
| 2018 | -1.02 Percentage change | -28.1% |
| 2019 | -2.8 Percentage change | +173.5% |
| 2020 | -2.77 Percentage change | -1.0% |
| 2021 | -1.18 Percentage change | -57.6% |
| 2022 | -3.43 Percentage change | +191.8% |
| 2023 | -2.56 Percentage change | -25.5% |
| 2024 | -0.7603 Percentage change | -70.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1048.5% | -0.1977 Percentage change | 1.88 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9798 Percentage change | -0.1977 Percentage change | 2 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.26 Percentage change | -0.8145 Percentage change | 3.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.01 Percentage change | -4.74 Percentage change | 1.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.79 Percentage change | -3.38 Percentage change | 0.6369 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.14 Percentage change | -3.43 Percentage change | -0.7603 Percentage change | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 6.9 Percentage change compare
- 14 Mauritius 6.77 Percentage change compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 5.6 Percentage change compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 5.49 Percentage change compare
- 17 Faroe Islands 5.29 Percentage change compare
- 18 Palau 4.9 Percentage change compare
- 19 Réunion 4.75 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Asia?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Eastern Asia was -0.7603 Percentage change in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 Percentage change in 1993.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.74 Percentage change in 2009.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Eastern Asia ranks 16th out of 67 groups with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of 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 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