Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku
Tohoku: Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.3198 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Tohoku recorded 0.3198 Percentage change for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,241.5% on the previous year and up 383.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku peaked at 2.44 Percentage change in 1993 and was at its lowest, -4.59 Percentage change, in 1984.
That places Tohoku 214th out of 719 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.08 Percentage change | — |
| 1982 | -1.51 Percentage change | -240.6% |
| 1983 | 1.14 Percentage change | -175.6% |
| 1984 | -4.59 Percentage change | -501.3% |
| 1985 | -2.57 Percentage change | -43.9% |
| 1986 | -1.08 Percentage change | -58.0% |
| 1987 | -0.5897 Percentage change | -45.5% |
| 1988 | 1.42 Percentage change | -341.0% |
| 1989 | -0.193 Percentage change | -113.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2624 Percentage change | -236.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0055 Percentage change | -97.9% |
| 1992 | -0.3443 Percentage change | -6365.0% |
| 1993 | 2.44 Percentage change | -808.7% |
| 1994 | -4.2 Percentage change | -271.9% |
| 1995 | 1.13 Percentage change | -126.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0569 Percentage change | -95.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2317 Percentage change | +307.4% |
| 1998 | 1.99 Percentage change | +756.9% |
| 1999 | -0.1844 Percentage change | -109.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7368 Percentage change | -499.6% |
| 2001 | -0.2675 Percentage change | -136.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9261 Percentage change | -446.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8613 Percentage change | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 Percentage change | +17.5% |
| 2005 | -0.1771 Percentage change | -117.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1926 Percentage change | -208.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7863 Percentage change | +308.2% |
| 2008 | -1.28 Percentage change | -262.3% |
| 2009 | 1 Percentage change | -178.6% |
| 2010 | 1.71 Percentage change | +70.4% |
| 2011 | -0.1226 Percentage change | -107.2% |
| 2012 | -2.24 Percentage change | +1726.9% |
| 2013 | -0.4208 Percentage change | -81.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1129 Percentage change | -73.2% |
| 2015 | -1.99 Percentage change | +1664.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2397 Percentage change | -112.0% |
| 2017 | 1.19 Percentage change | +397.1% |
| 2018 | -0.3 Percentage change | -125.2% |
| 2019 | -0.3349 Percentage change | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8 Percentage change | -638.7% |
| 2021 | 1.64 Percentage change | -9.0% |
| 2022 | -0.1844 Percentage change | -111.2% |
| 2023 | -0.028 Percentage change | -84.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3198 Percentage change | -1241.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exposure to drought — Land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -6365.0% | 0.0055 Percentage change | -0.3443 Percentage change |
| 2012 | -1726.9% | -0.1226 Percentage change | -2.24 Percentage change |
| 2015 | -1664.1% | -0.1129 Percentage change | -1.99 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.766 Percentage change | -4.59 Percentage change | 1.42 Percentage change | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1388 Percentage change | -4.2 Percentage change | 2.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3797 Percentage change | -1.28 Percentage change | 1.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.238 Percentage change | -2.24 Percentage change | 1.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7108 Percentage change | -0.1844 Percentage change | 1.8 Percentage change | 5 |
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 — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.48 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 — land soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku?
- Exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku was 0.3198 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 Tohoku?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 Percentage change in 1993.
- What is the lowest exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Tohoku?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.59 Percentage change in 1984.
- How does Tohoku rank for exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Tohoku ranks 214th out of 719 regions with data for 2024.
- Is exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Tohoku?
- Over the last ten years it is up 383.3%. 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 — 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