Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Asia
Asia: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 0.4646 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Asia, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Asia is 0.4646 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 35.1% on the previous year and up 148.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Asia peaked at 3.4 Percentage change in 1990 and was at its lowest, -2.36 Percentage change, in 2009.
Asia ranks 773rd of 2960 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Asia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.8 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 2.04 Percentage change | +13.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0423 Percentage change | -97.9% |
| 1953 | 3.18 Percentage change | +7417.1% |
| 1954 | 2.53 Percentage change | -20.3% |
| 1955 | 1.11 Percentage change | -56.1% |
| 1956 | 2.28 Percentage change | +105.0% |
| 1957 | -1.31 Percentage change | -157.3% |
| 1958 | 0.6381 Percentage change | -148.9% |
| 1959 | 1.1 Percentage change | +73.1% |
| 1960 | -0.8569 Percentage change | -177.6% |
| 1961 | 1.18 Percentage change | -238.0% |
| 1962 | -0.6044 Percentage change | -151.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0125 Percentage change | -102.1% |
| 1964 | 3.04 Percentage change | +24324.0% |
| 1965 | -1.51 Percentage change | -149.7% |
| 1966 | -2.24 Percentage change | +48.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4337 Percentage change | -119.4% |
| 1968 | 1.02 Percentage change | +135.9% |
| 1969 | 0.071 Percentage change | -93.1% |
| 1970 | 2 Percentage change | +2711.6% |
| 1971 | 2.88 Percentage change | +44.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6008 Percentage change | -79.1% |
| 1973 | 2.09 Percentage change | +247.5% |
| 1974 | -0.2743 Percentage change | -113.1% |
| 1975 | 2.58 Percentage change | -1039.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5437 Percentage change | -78.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1981 Percentage change | -63.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6572 Percentage change | +231.7% |
| 1979 | -0.4132 Percentage change | -162.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4896 Percentage change | -218.5% |
| 1981 | 2.02 Percentage change | +312.5% |
| 1982 | -0.8533 Percentage change | -142.3% |
| 1983 | 1.2 Percentage change | -240.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2918 Percentage change | -75.6% |
| 1985 | 1.16 Percentage change | +297.1% |
| 1986 | -0.8234 Percentage change | -171.1% |
| 1987 | -1.18 Percentage change | +43.7% |
| 1988 | 1.16 Percentage change | -197.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4344 Percentage change | -62.5% |
| 1990 | 3.4 Percentage change | +682.6% |
| 1991 | -1.15 Percentage change | -133.8% |
| 1992 | -0.3491 Percentage change | -69.6% |
| 1993 | 2.15 Percentage change | -714.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0918 Percentage change | -95.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4722 Percentage change | +414.2% |
| 1996 | 1.25 Percentage change | +164.4% |
| 1997 | -0.3086 Percentage change | -124.7% |
| 1998 | 2.89 Percentage change | -1037.7% |
| 1999 | -0.892 Percentage change | -130.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0314 Percentage change | -103.5% |
| 2001 | -1.05 Percentage change | -3435.1% |
| 2002 | -2.33 Percentage change | +122.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9569 Percentage change | -141.1% |
| 2004 | -1.54 Percentage change | -260.7% |
| 2005 | -0.3778 Percentage change | -75.4% |
| 2006 | -2.25 Percentage change | +495.4% |
| 2007 | -1.3 Percentage change | -42.1% |
| 2008 | -0.7963 Percentage change | -38.9% |
| 2009 | -2.36 Percentage change | +196.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0545 Percentage change | -102.3% |
| 2011 | -0.7594 Percentage change | -1492.8% |
| 2012 | -1.78 Percentage change | +134.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2714 Percentage change | -115.2% |
| 2014 | -1.99 Percentage change | -835.0% |
| 2015 | -0.9633 Percentage change | -51.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8754 Percentage change | -190.9% |
| 2017 | -0.2073 Percentage change | -123.7% |
| 2018 | -1.27 Percentage change | +512.3% |
| 2019 | -1.07 Percentage change | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4124 Percentage change | -138.6% |
| 2021 | -1.13 Percentage change | -374.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0858 Percentage change | -107.6% |
| 2023 | -1.28 Percentage change | -1594.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7161 Percentage change | -155.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4646 Percentage change | -35.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +24324.0% | 0.0125 Percentage change | 3.04 Percentage change |
| 1953 | +7417.1% | 0.0423 Percentage change | 3.18 Percentage change |
| 2001 | -3435.1% | 0.0314 Percentage change | -1.05 Percentage change |
| 1970 | +2711.6% | 0.071 Percentage change | 2 Percentage change |
| 2023 | -1594.3% | 0.0858 Percentage change | -1.28 Percentage change |
| 2011 | -1492.8% | 0.0545 Percentage change | -0.7594 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.34 Percentage change | -1.31 Percentage change | 3.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0551 Percentage change | -2.24 Percentage change | 3.04 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.09 Percentage change | -0.4132 Percentage change | 2.88 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3891 Percentage change | -1.18 Percentage change | 2.02 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7554 Percentage change | -1.15 Percentage change | 3.4 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.1 Percentage change | -2.36 Percentage change | 0.9569 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6841 Percentage change | -1.99 Percentage change | 0.8754 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1224 Percentage change | -1.28 Percentage change | 0.7161 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 213.39 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Asia?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Asia was 0.4646 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 Percentage change in 1990.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.36 Percentage change in 2009.
- How does Asia rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Asia ranks 773rd out of 2960 groups with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical 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 (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